Inspired to serve : today's faith activists / Mark H. Massé.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Massé, Mark H., 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church and social problems--United States.

Church and social problems.

Religion and social problems--United States.

Religion and social problems.

Social action--United States.

Social action.

United States.

Physical Description:

vii, 230 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2004]

Summary:

Curious about what had happened to the social activism of the 1960s, and in response to the recent interest in "faith-based initiatives." Mark Masse set out to identify people who had continued their social activism in the context of a religious commitment to work in aid of the poor and the disenfranchised. Inspired to Serve is a collection of interviews with, among others, a Jesuit priest working in a poor neighborhood in Portland, an Irish-American nun working with migrants and others in central Florida, and a black Episcopalian minister on Chicago's Southside. What Masse found suggests that this generation of social activists is fading away, and it is uncertain who will take their place. In the interviews, Masse explores a social movement and an era in American life, examining how these individuals try to balance their secular and spiritual lives in the face of challenging work.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-224) and index.

ISBN:

0253344557

0253217148

OCLC:

54685466