Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (950 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312595379 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Please just don't Vrey Fluff Required reading for a required class. Using it as a resource pained me.. A. Weaver said Required for class. Required for school. hated the class. the author of this book did well addressing the issue. Just not my cup of tea.. "Three Stars" according to Barb Duckworth. Had to buy this for a class. It was interesting.
Through their example and Loeb's own wise and powerful lessons, we are compelled to move from passivity to participation. We can lead lives worthy of our convictions.A book of inspiration and integrity, Soul of a Citizen is an antidote to the twin scourges of modern life--powerlessness and cynicism. In his evocative style, Paul Loeb tells moving stories of ordinary Americans who have found unexpected fulfillment in social involvement. The reward of our action, we learn, is nothing less than a sense of connection and purpose not found in a purely personal life.Soul of a Citizen has become the handbook for budding social activists, veteran organizers, and anybody who wants to make a changebig or smallin the world around them. Soul of a Citizen awakens within us the desire and the ability to make our voices heard and our actions count. At this critical historical time , Paul Loeb's completely revised editionand inspiring messageis more urgently important than ever.
We can replenish ourselves so that we do not burn out. Soul of a Citizen may well become The Handbook for activism at the turn of the century. We don't have to be pious or martyred saints (as he explains throughout one chapter), starving ourselves in the name of a cause or staging protests in freezing rain. This is a deeply spiritual book, but make no mistake: Loeb's writing, research, and integrity are as solid as they come. We can emphasize themes such as community and forgiveness rather than separatism and blame. But before you cringe from images of shrill, humorless, burned out activists, keep in mind that Loeb is talking about a new kind of activism--an exciting, spiritual model for creating social change. But to hide behind the smugness of cynicism is a kind of self-imposed death sentence, explains writer and social commentator P