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Roots Of Service, Theodore H. Erickson
Roots Of Service, Theodore H. Erickson
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The thesis that I want to advance is a simple one: It is that service is rooted in religion. Service is religious in the sense that it expresses our bondedness with the universe (religare: to bind fast), and by extension with one another. Over time, service-oriented activities may become rationalized, institutionalized, and secularized. But the roots of service remain religious.
National Service And Religious Values, L. William Yolton, Edward L. Long Jr.
National Service And Religious Values, L. William Yolton, Edward L. Long Jr.
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The idea of national service covers a range of proposals for organizing young people and, in some cases, senior citizens to do work of national importance to satisfy unmet needs in the society. How people at middle age would be engaged in service is rarely discussed.