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The Civically Engaged Reader assembles more than forty provocative and diverse readings that range across literature, philosophy, and religion. These selections invite reflection on all kinds of civic-minded activities—from giving and serving to leading and associating—and on the vital connections between thought and service. Appendixes with questions for discussion and tips for making those discussions meaningful make this anthology a ready-to-go resource for service and volunteer groups, as well as high school and college classrooms.
PART I: ASSOCIATING
- Politics*
- Waiting for the Barbarians
- I Shall Not Beg for My Rights
- The Boy Without a Flag
- They'll Say, "She Must Be from Another Country"
- Fellowship
- Earliest Impressions
- He Sits Down on the Floor of a School for the Retarded
- The Theory of Moral Sentiments*
- Democracy in America*
- The Souls of Black Folk*
- Theme for English B
- Recitatif
- Mending Wall
PART II: SERVING
- Luella Miller
- Dry Dock
- Saving the Crippled Boy
- The Eleventh
- The Moral Equivalent of War
- The Subjective Necessity of Social Settlements
- The Drum Major Instinct
- The Book of Ruth
- Specimen Days*
- The Lovers of the Poor
- What We Don't Talk About When We Don't Talk About Service
PART III: GIVING
- Where Were We
- The Reveries of the Solitary Walker*
- The Sweetness of Charity
- The Lamb and the Pinecone
- The Gospel of Wealth, Part I
- Self-Reliance*
- Compassion: The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
- A Bed for the Night
- Four Traditions of Philanthropy
- Mishneh Torah*
- If All Who Have Begged Help
PART IV: LEADING
- The Wife of His Youth
- II Samuel, Chapters 11-12
- The Destructors
- The Helmsman
- The Lesson
- The Use of Force
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin*
- The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
- The History Teacher
- Second Inaugural Address
- The Minister's Black Veil
*Indicates a selection from a longer work.
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