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| 4 May
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“Civic Groups Remain Relevant” by Jordan
Ballor
Noting the declining participation in
community and civic groups, Jordan J.
Ballor assesses a different root cause
than has been put forth so far. “The
greatest share of blame,” he writes,
“Ought to be laid at the feet of the
modernist view of individuality, which
minimizes the importance of community
and social structures.”
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2. THIS WEEK AT ACTON |
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3. ACTON
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT FROM ACROSS THE WEB |
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“Pascha in Dachau” by Gleb Alexandrovitch Rahr,
OrthodoxyToday.org
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On May 1, Eastern
Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter, the
“feast of feasts” also known as Pascha. This is
a moving account of a paschal liturgy celebrated
by survivors of Dachau, the Nazi concentration
camp, shortly after liberation by allied troops. |
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5. THIS WEEK AT
THE ACTON BOOKSHOPPE |
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“Good Intentions Aren’t Enough” (CD) by Rev. Gerald
Zandstra
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Rev. Gerald Zandstra, Director
of Acton’s Center for Entrepreneurial
Stewardship, delivered an address titled “Good
Intentions Aren’t Enough” on April 25 in
Chicago. In this speech, he highlights the
mistakes that are often made when good
intentioned people try to help the poor, and
presents a vision of how to properly assist
those in need around the world. This
60-minute CD has just been added to the
Acton Book Shoppe. |
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