by Jim Forest
ISBN 0-88344-942-0

Love is the Measure offers a richly illustrated biography of Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker movement and one of the most extraordinary and prophetic voices in American Christianity. Jim Forest, who worked with Dorothy Day for many years, provides a compelling portrait of her heroic efforts to live out the radical message of the Gospel for our times.

Forest finds plenty of events and nuances that other biographers have passed by… Forest provokes both laughter and tears.

—The Christian Century

Love is the Measure contains much intimate detail which is not found elsewhere….Hers was an inspiring life that is conveyed to the reader in a clear, concise and organized fashion in this readable and entertaining book.

—Catholic New Times

It is, quite simply, a good story, well told… Jim Forest has done us all a service in telling this story so well… For anyone interested in an accurate and vivid account of Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker, Love is the Measure is the book to start with.

—PRISM

Only because of Jim Forest’s gift with words have I come to know Dorothy Day.

—Quaker Life, October 1994

An eminently readable account of the remarkable life of the “Grand Lady”… insightful accounts of her journey, along with graphic descriptions of the political and social climate of the sixties.

—Living Prayer

Love is the Measure can be ordered via any local bookshop. It’s also available from Orbis and Amazon.