July 2, 2020
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Stories of the Servant of God: A Review of Dorothy Day
by Myles Werntz
…s pacifism, in-depth and helpful context is given, placing Day’s stance vis-à-vis the work of her secular counterparts, anti-war movements, and the nuclear standoff in Cuba in 1963. But, little attention is given to the way in which Day’s witness altered the Catholic Church’s position on pacifism during the Second Vatican Council or, later, in the U.S. Catholic Bishops Statement on peace in 1983. When these events are treated primarily as social-h…
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