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An inspiring collection of readings that will raise deep questions about service and its roots in faith. ""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."" —from the Introduction Explore 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: Why do I serve? • Whom do I serve? • How do I serve? This 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. Contributors: Umar 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

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Author:   Eboo Patel (Eboo Patel) ,  Adam Davis (Adam Davis)
Publisher:   Jewish Lights Publishing
Imprint:   SkyLight Paths Publishing,US
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9781594733031

ISBN 10:   1594733031
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   15 January 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
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Table of Contents

PREFACE:THE HEAVENS OF FAITH,THE HARLEM OF LIFE By Eboo Patel EDITORS' INTRODUCTION Part I: Why Do I Serve? MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. The Drum Major Instinct Why the Buddha Had Good Digestion, from Avadanasataka In Praise of Generosity, from the Rig Veda ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL Solidarity, Reciprocity, and Sanctity, three selections from Who Is Man? TAYEB SALIH A Handful of Dates, in The Wedding of Zein and Other Stories JANE ADDAMS The Subjective Necessity of Social Settlements, in Twenty Years at Hull-House CHUANG-TZU Action and Non-Action Isaiah 58:2-12 SHIH TE Three Poems Luke 10:25-37 HAMZAYUSUF Miserliness, from Purification of the Heart FLANNERY O'CONNOR The River, in A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories THE DALAI LAMA Compassion, from The Essential Dalai Lama: His Important Teachings FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE The Joy of Giving Joy, from On the Genealogy of Morality Selfless Service, from the Bhagavad Gita Surahs 93 and 107, from the Qur'an TIM O'BRIEN Church, in The Things They Carried RABINDRANATH TAGORE Section 50, from Gitanjali: Song Offerings HAROLD M. SCHULWEIS Between WALTWHITMAN The Base of All Metaphysics, in Leaves of Grass Part II: Whom Do I Serve? LAO-TZU A Good Traveler Has No Fixed Plans, in the Tao Te Ching DOROTHY DAY The Faces of Poverty, in Loaves and Fishes HAFIZ The Difference Between LESLIE MARMON SILKO The Man to Send Rain Clouds I. L. PERETZ If Not Higher ANNA SWIR The Same Inside, in Talking to My Body JOHN OSKISON The Problem of Old Harjo THICH NHAT HANH Meditation on Compassion and Not Two, from Peace Is Every Step The Legend of the Lowly Devotee, in The Tiruvacagam Ruth 1-4:22 CESAR CHAVEZ The Mexican-American and the Church CHITRA BANERJEE DIVAKARUNI The Walk, from Leaving Yuba City LINDA GREGG The Shopping-Bag Lady, in Alma BIDPAI The Camel Driver and the Adder VALERIE MARTIN A Rich Young Man on the Road, from Salvation: Scenes from the Life of St. Francis RUMI Say Yes Quickly MIKHAIL NAIMY His Grace Part III: How Do I Serve? GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS God's Grandeur SWAMI VIVEKANANDA The Secret of Work, in The Complete Works, I:3 SHOLOM ALEICHEM Reb Yozifl and the Contractor, in Inside Kasrilevke RYOKAN First Days of Spring WILLIAM TREVOR Sitting with the Dead, in A Bit on the Side UMAR FARUQ ABD-ALLAH Mercy:The Stamp of Creation MAHATMA GANDHI Yajna,Welfare, and Service, from a letter to Narandas Gandhi, October 28, 1930 GEORGE ORWELL Reflections on Gandhi, from the Partisan Review MAIMONIDES Levels of Giving, in Mishneh Torah MARY OLIVER The Buddha's Last Instruction, in House of Light MARK HELPRIN North Light-A Recollection in the Present Tense, in Ellis Island and Other Stories RUMI Come Out and Give Something PEGGY PAYNE The Pure in Heart, in Revelation GABRIELA MISTRAL The House ABRAHAM LINCOLN Proclamation of a National Fast-Day KABIR The Yogi Dyes His Garments ANNE LAMOTT Why I Make Sam Go to Church, from Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith Appendix I Toward Action:The Interfaith Youth Core Model for Interfaith Reflection and Service Appendix II Questions for Discussion Appendix III Guide to Readings by Faith Tradition and Genre About the Supporting Organizations Permissions

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An original and necessary work that deserves to be passed on to reading publics and citizens who gather to make things better in a spiritually and ideologically warring world. --Martin E. Marty, Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago A usable, wonderful instrument designed to take our dreams of action and make them real. Provides new insight and wisdom that will deepen our understanding of ourselves and our place in the world. I commend this book to readers and seekers of all ages! --Michelle Nunn, CEO, Points of Light Institute; cofounder, Hands On Network; author, Be the Change! Change the World. Change Brings the best wisdom of our respective traditions to guide us on the journey to faith, service and reconciliation. --Rabbi Sid Schwarz, founder, PANIM: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values; author, Judaism and Justice: The Jewish Passion to Repair the World A rich abundance of both provocative readings and, more importantly, good questions to lead those bold enough to explore with others across these lines.... [A] required anthology of readings for those earnestly seeking the path of religious cooperation. --Rev. Bud Heckman, director for external relations, Religions for Peace; editor, InterActive Faith: The Essential Interreligious Community-Building Handbook A delightful symphony of inspiring readings from the world's religions. Finds harmony in a shared commitment and value for service and celebrates the distinctive and inviting melodies on this theme played in diverse communities of faith. --Anantanand Rambachan, professor and chair of the religion department, St. Olaf College An important contribution to the field of public service. And for those who are motivated to serve because of deep faith commitments, this book will only strengthen that calling. --Wendy Kopp, CEO and founder, Teach for America An original and necessary work that deserves to be passed on to reading publics and citizens who gather to make things better in a spiritually and ideologically warring world. Martin E. Marty, Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago A usable, wonderful instrument designed to take our dreams of action and make them real. Provides new insight and wisdom that will deepen our understanding of ourselves and our place in the world. I commend this book to readers and seekers of all ages! Michelle Nunn, CEO, Points of Light Institute; cofounder, Hands On Network; author, Be the Change! Change the World. Change Brings the best wisdom of our respective traditions to guide us on the journey to faith, service and reconciliation. Rabbi Sid Schwarz, founder, PANIM: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values; author, Judaism and Justice: The Jewish Passion to Repair the World A rich abundance of both provocative readings and, more importantly, good questions to lead those bold enough to explore with others across these lines . [A] required anthology of readings for those earnestly seeking the path of religious cooperation. Rev. Bud Heckman, director for external relations, Religions for Peace; editor, InterActive Faith: The Essential Interreligious Community-Building Handbook A delightful symphony of inspiring readings from the world's religions. Finds harmony in a shared commitment and value for service and celebrates the distinctive and inviting melodies on this theme played in diverse communities of faith. Anantanand Rambachan, professor and chair of the religion department, St. Olaf College An important contribution to the field of public service. And for those who are motivated to serve because of deep faith commitments, this book will only strengthen that calling. Wendy Kopp, CEO and founder, Teach for America

An original and necessary work that deserves to be passed on to reading publics and citizens who gather to make things better in a spiritually and ideologically warring world. -Martin E. Marty, Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago A usable, wonderful instrument designed to take our dreams of action and make them real. Provides new insight and wisdom that will deepen our understanding of ourselves and our place in the world. I commend this book to readers and seekers of all ages! -Michelle Nunn, CEO, Points of Light Institute; cofounder, Hands On Network; author, Be the Change! Change the World. Change Brings the best wisdom of our respective traditions to guide us on the journey to faith, service and reconciliation. -Rabbi Sid Schwarz, founder, PANIM: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values; author, Judaism and Justice: The Jewish Passion to Repair the World A rich abundance of both provocative readings and, more importantly, good questions to lead those bold enough to explore with others across these lines.... [A] required anthology of readings for those earnestly seeking the path of religious cooperation. -Rev. Bud Heckman, director for external relations, Religions for Peace; editor, InterActive Faith:The Essential Interreligious Community-Building Handbook A delightful symphony of inspiring readings from the world's religions. Finds harmony in a shared commitment and value for service and celebrates the distinctive and inviting melodies on this theme played in diverse communities of faith. -Anantanand Rambachan, professor and chair of the religion department, St. Olaf College An important contribution to the field of public service. And for those who are motivated to serve because of deep faith commitments, this book will only strengthen that calling. -Wendy Kopp, CEO and founder, Teach for America

An original and necessary work that deserves to be passed on to reading publics and citizens who gather to make things better in a spiritually and ideologically warring world. Martin E. Marty, Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago A usable, wonderful instrument designed to take our dreams of action and make them real. Provides new insight and wisdom that will deepen our understanding of ourselves and our place in the world. I commend this book to readers and seekers of all ages! Michelle Nunn, CEO, Points of Light Institute; cofounder, Hands On Network;author, Be the Change! Change the World. Change Brings the best wisdom of our respective traditions to guide us on the journey to faith, service, and reconciliation. Rabbi Sid Schwarz, founder, PANIM: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values; author, Judaism and Justice: The Jewish Passion to Repair the World A rich abundance of both provocative readings and, more importantly, good questions to lead those bold enough to explore with others across these lines . [A] required anthology of readings for those earnestly seeking the path of religious cooperation. Rev. Bud Heckman, director for external relations, Religions for Peace;editor, InterActive Faith: The Essential Interreligious Community-Building Handbook A delightful symphony of inspiring readings from the world's religions. Finds harmony in a shared commitment and value for service and celebrates the distinctive and inviting melodies on this theme played in diverse communities of faith. Anantanand Rambachan, professor and chair of the religion department, St. Olaf College An important contribution to the field of public service. And for those who are motivated to serve because of deep faith commitments, this book will only strengthen that calling. Wendy Kopp, CEO and founder, Teach for America

""An original and necessary work that deserves to be passed on to reading publics and citizens who gather to make things better in a spiritually and ideologically warring world."" —Martin E. Marty, Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago ""A usable, wonderful instrument designed to take our dreams of action and make them real. Provides new insight and wisdom that will deepen our understanding of ourselves and our place in the world. I commend this book to readers and seekers of all ages!"" —Michelle Nunn, CEO, Points of Light Institute; cofounder, Hands On Network; author, Be the Change! Change the World. Change “Brings the best wisdom of our respective traditions to guide us on the journey to faith, service and reconciliation.” —Rabbi Sid Schwarz, founder, PANIM: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values; author, Judaism and Justice: The Jewish Passion to Repair the World “A rich abundance of both provocative readings and, more importantly, good questions to lead those bold enough to explore with others across these lines…. [A] required anthology of readings for those earnestly seeking the path of religious cooperation.” —Rev. Bud Heckman, director for external relations, Religions for Peace; editor, InterActive Faith:The Essential Interreligious Community-Building Handbook “A delightful symphony of inspiring readings from the world's religions. Finds harmony in a shared commitment and value for service and celebrates the distinctive and inviting melodies on this theme played in diverse communities of faith.” —Anantanand Rambachan, professor and chair of the religion department, St. Olaf College “An important contribution to the field of public service. And for those who are motivated to serve because of deep faith commitments, this book will only strengthen that calling.” —Wendy Kopp, CEO and founder, Teach for America

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Adam Davis, senior research and teaching associate at the Project on Civic Reflection, is coeditor of The Civically Engaged Reader: A Diverse Collection of Short and Provocative Readings on Civic Activity and Talking Service: Readings for Civic Reflection. Dr. Eboo Patel is the founder and director of the Interfaith Youth Core and is one of the world's most sought-after speakers on the subject of the interfaith movement and the interfaith youth movement in particular. He serves as a board member for several major interfaith associations and holds membership in such exclusive organizations as the Council on Foreign Relations and the EastWest Institute. Dr. Patel is currently working on a book on the role of religious youth in the modern era. He is author of Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation.

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