{"product_id":"hearing-the-call-across-traditions-readings-on-faith-and-service-paperback","title":"Hearing the Call Across Traditions: Readings on Faith and Service - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEboo Patel\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn inspiring collection of readings that will raise deep questions about service and its roots in faith.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There is a deep yearning among the vast majority of people of all religious and philosophical traditions to make real their most enduring shared principles--to care for creation, to serve others with compassion, and to protect and enhance the gift of life.... We believe that reflecting on these principles strengthens our capacity to embody them.\"\u003cbr\u003e--from the Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore the connections between faith, service, and social justice through the prose, verse, and sacred texts of the world's great faith traditions--Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism and more. Drawing from diverse literary genres, religious and philosophical perspectives and historical periods, these short and provocative readings cut to the heart of the many obstacles and joys that accompany lives devoted to faith and service: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy do I serve? - Whom do I serve? - How do I serve?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis rich collection will create a platform for discussing and understanding the faith-based service of others as well as inspire you to reflect on the meaning behind your own commitment to improving the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUmar Faruq Abd-Allah - Jane Addams - Sholom Aleichem - Bidpai - Cesar Chavez - Chuang-Tzu - Dorothy Day - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni - Mahatma Gandhi - Linda Gregg - Hafiz - Hamzayusuf - Thich Nhat Hanh - Mark Helprin - Abraham Joshua Heschel - Gerard Manley Hopkins - Kabir - Martin Luther King Jr. - The Dalai Lama - Anne Lamott - Lao-Tzu - Abraham Lincoln - Maimonides - Valerie Martin - Gabriela Mistral - Mikhail Naimy - Friedrich Nietzsche - Tim O'Brien - Flannery O'Connor - Mary Oliver - George Orwell - John Oskison - Eboo Patel - Peggy Payne - I. L. Peretz - Rumi - Ryokan - Tayeb Salih - Harold M. Schulweis - Leslie Marmon Silko - Anna Swir - Rabindranath Tagore - William Trevor - Shih Te - Swami Vivekananda - Walt Whitman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdam Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e, senior research and teaching associate at the Project on Civic Reflection, is coeditor of \u003cem\u003eThe Civically Engaged Reader: A Diverse Collection of Short and Provocative Readings on Civic Activity \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Talking Service: Readings for Civic Reflection\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383073783986,"sku":"9781683361114","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/08418bcb901df558c3206d1c5cf03fd9.webp?v=1777852403","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/hearing-the-call-across-traditions-readings-on-faith-and-service-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}