Peter Maurin: Prophet in the Twentieth Century (Catholic Worker Reprint)

In Peter Maurin: Prophet in the Twentieth Century Marc H. Ellis traces Maurins life from his early years--as peasant brother and Catholic activist--through his meeting with Dorothy Day. Ellis Chronicle focuses on the consequences of that meeting: the founding of the Catholic Worker movement and newspaper the founding of hospitality the farming communes. Peter Maurin: Prophet in the Twentieth Century is the first biography to really examine Maurins thought. A commitment to non-violent reform and to a life of poverty were chief tenets of Maurins philosophy; it was Maurins notion that farmers and scholars would labor and learn together in the ideal world. Ellis discusses these and other ideas of Maurin their development and their particular importance today. It is timely accurate challenging and well worth reading. -- David OBrien College of Holy Cross An important book on a great man a valuable study of social passion. --Gregory Baum St. Michaels College University of Toronto Marc H. Ellis is the author of A Year at the Catholic Worker (Baylor University Press 2000). He is currently University Professor of American and Jewish Studies at Baylor University and founder of its Center for American and Jewish Studies. Dr. Ellis has authored over fifteen books.