Patricia Appelbaum: 2 books
St. Francis of America
How a Thirteenth-Century Friar Became America's Most Popular Saint
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
How did a thirteenth-century Italian friar become one of the best-loved saints in America? Around the nation today, St. Francis of Assisi is embraced as the patron saint of animals, beneficently presiding over hundreds of Blessing of the Animals services on October 4, St. Francis's Catholic feast...
Kingdom to Commune
Protestant Pacifist Culture between World War I and the Vietnam Era
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
American religious pacifism is usually explained in terms of its practitioners' ethical and philosophical commitments. Patricia Appelbaum argues that Protestant pacifism, which constituted the religious center of the large-scale peace movement in the United States after World War I, is best understood...