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Original Title:	Dorothy Day: A Radical Devotion
ISBN:	0201079747 (ISBN13: 9780201079746)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Dorothy Day

Dorothy Day: A Radical Devotion

Robert Coles

Paperback | Pages: 206 pages

Rating: 4.12 | 231 Users | 29 Reviews

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Title	:	Dorothy Day: A Radical Devotion
Author	:	Robert Coles
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 206 pages
Published	:	January 22nd 1989 by Da Capo Press (first published 1987)
Categories	:	Biography. Religion. Nonfiction. Spirituality. History. Christianity. Philosophy

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Robert Coles first met Dorothy Day over thirty-five years ago when, as a medical student, he worked in one of her Catholic Worker soup kitchens. He remained close to this inspiring and controversial woman until her death in 1980. His book, an intellectual and psychological portrait, confronts candidly the central puzzles of her life: the sophisticated Greenwich Village novelist and reporter who converted to Catholicism; the single mother who raised her child in a most unorthodox "family"; her struggles with sexuality, loneliness, and pride; her devout religious conservatism coupled with radical politics. This intense portrait is based on many years of conversation and correspondence, as well as tape-recorded interviews.

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Ratings: 4.12 From 231 Users | 29 Reviews

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Maybe the audiobook was not cast properly, maybe I should have known who Dorothy Day was before I started listening to this, maybe I should have read her autobiography and fiction before this, maybe some of that might have made this an easier read. My frustration and inability to identify with the story might also be a fault of my own. I still don't really know who Day was, I have some vague and severely limited recollection of Day's philosophy, yet little grasp of it, even after all 6+ hours of

An excellent window into the heart and mind of a woman who made a profound difference in the lives of people she loved and embodied a number of tensions we ought to learn to hold in tension ourselves.

where life is brief, lower east side kitchen, talk to one of us engaging, UI socialism from TN abortion drifter, NYC Guadalupe parish, Catholic Worker paper family vs faceless govt program, have Lord in life, curiosity and idealism of young, Long Loneliness autobiography, worst sin pride, God is love and forgiveness, loose moral standards of radicals in 20s, grow-up and stop being so selfish, a woman does not feel whole w/o a man, an alienist a psychologist per NYC, plenty of charity too little

As a current student at a Lasallian college, I often heard Dorothy Day's name intertwined with service acts. I didn't know very much about her until picking up this book and, for some reason, didn't feel comfortable delving straight into Day's own writing without reading some sort of biography first. Coles does a great job of introducing Day to those unfamiliar with her (like myself), but those who already know her may find it repetitive. This biography truly shines when Coles inserts quotes

Dorothy Day: A Radical Devotion by Robert Coles is one of the Radcliffe College Biography Series depicting the lives of extraordinary women and Dorothy Day certainly belongs to this league of extraordinary women. They give us a glimpse of ourselves and are a reflection of the human spirit. The biographies have included Hellen Keller and Anne Sullivan Macy, Margaret Fuller, Gertrude Stein, Mary Cassatt and Simone Weil. Dorothy Day was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1897. As she grew into a teenager she

This was a very nice introduction to Dorothy Day. I liked how it was presented and came out of a long friendship, recorded conversations, etc. I need to read her books. She pulls at me.

What a beautiful book, about a beautiful person. Just knowing that people like Dorothy Day - however few - have lived, live today and will live tomorrow, moves me deeply and brings me a quiet, serene, ameliorative joy and humility. I'm using few words here so that this serenity will last - a stirring work about a stirring individual.