Community Building Basics:
Viewpoint, Articles & Interviews
Here are some recent or particularly noteworthy articles. Consult
the sidebar on the right for a full listing of articles.
The Danger
of Helping
by Jon Abercrombie. They urge to help the less fortunate is a marvelous
human trait. Sometimes, however, the desire to help can be destructive.
How can we really help? Read more...
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What if Everyone is Sacred?
by Jon Abercrombie "They are the homeless, the drug
addicts, the terrorists." No matter who "they" are,
our connection to other human beings and how we engage them is
changed if we are all sacred. How can faith change every relationship? Read
more...
Interview
With John McKnight
John McKnight is the Director of Community Studies at Northwestern
University on the outskirts of Chicago. He is the author of The
Careless Society and co-author of Building Community from
the Inside Out. Read this interview in
which John talks about the citizen action movement.
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