“We have imagined ourselves a special creation, set apart from other humans. In the last twentieth century, we see that our povertyis as absolute as that of the poorest nations. We have attempted to deny the human condition in our quest for power after power. It would be well for us to rejoin the human race, to accept our essential poverty as a gift, and to share our material wealth with those in need.” NeedsHumansWellsWould BeLastsNationsWealthRaceAcceptingPovertyShareSpecialConditionsCenturyCreationMaterialsEssentialsAbsolutesDenyHuman RaceHuman ConditionQuestsTwentieth CenturyPoorestThose In NeedMaterial Wealth Author:Robert Neelly Bellah
“Our culture is at a critical cusp - a time that requires that we define what it means to be a citizen in a democracy. Within our nation we need to foster a greater sense of collective responsibility.” NeedsMeanCultureNationsResponsibilityDemocracyGreaterInternetCitizensCriticalCollectivesFree SpeechCuspCollective Responsibility Author:Robert Neelly Bellah
“We may wonder at the choice of Israel and Rome as the archetypes of the new nation, in view of the long history of suffering of the former and the decline of the latter. We may wonder that our ancestors over-looked the darker days of those earlier nations. They did not. They hoped to construct a republic on principles to sound that if we should decline in piety and public virtue we would meet the inexorable fate of nations, which are as but dust in the hands of God.” IfsShouldMayLongHandsSufferingChoicesNationsSoundViewsWonderPrinciplesVirtueFateIsraelDustFormerLatterRepublicRomeAncestorDeclineConstructsPietyHands Of GodArchetypeInexorable Author:Robert Neelly Bellah
