{"product_id":"9780253111166","title":"Inspired to Serve: Today's Faith Activists","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"'Never underestimate the good you can do,' Rabbi Steve Foster tells\u003cbr\u003e his Denver congregation in Mark H. Massé's Inspired to Serve, and it is the book's\u003cbr\u003e message, as well.\" -- Melissa Fay Greene, author of Praying for Sheetrock,The\u003cbr\u003e Temple Bombing, and Last Man Out\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anyone who wants to know\u003cbr\u003e more about how diverse religious organizations perform civic good works should read\u003cbr\u003e this excellent account.\" -- John J. DiIulio, Jr., University of\u003cbr\u003e Pennsylvania\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Powerful, real-life stories of people of faith\u003cbr\u003e serving and empowering the poor.\" -- Ronald J. Sider, President, Evangelicals\u003cbr\u003e for Social Action\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurious about what had happened to the social\u003cbr\u003e activism of the 1960s, and in response to the recent interest in \"faith-based\u003cbr\u003e initiatives,\" Mark H. Massé set out to identify people who had continued their\u003cbr\u003e social activism in the context of a religious commitment to work in aid of the poor\u003cbr\u003e and the disenfranchised. The profiled activists include clergy, lay workers, and\u003cbr\u003e others, representing a mix of faiths, social issues, and geographic regions. They\u003cbr\u003e include a Jesuit priest working in a poor neighborhood in Portland, a Muslim\u003cbr\u003e \"messenger of good news\" to an Islamic community in Texas, an Irish\u003cbr\u003e American nun working with migrants and others in central Florida, a black\u003cbr\u003e Episcopalian minister on Chicago's Southside, and a \"Dharma activist\" in\u003cbr\u003e California. What sets these and other activists apart is the depth and breadth of\u003cbr\u003e their service, vision, and sacrifice. Many risk their reputations and careers, their\u003cbr\u003e health, even their lives in pursuit of social change. Massé discovers that these\u003cbr\u003e individuals share an unbending belief in the power, potential, and rewards of\u003cbr\u003e service to others, as they try to balance their secular and spiritual lives in the\u003cbr\u003e face of challenging work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101374431472,"sku":"9780253111166","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780253111166_p0.jpg?v=1763680863","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780253111166","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}