"About My Father's Business": Work Amidst the Sick, the Sad, and the Sorrowing
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"About My Father's Business: Work Amidst the Sick, the Sad, and the Sorrowing" by Thomas Archer is a series of essays exploring themes of charity and social responsibility written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the importance of genuine, personal charity in modern society, delivering a compelling critique of impersonal charitable systems that fail to provide the human connection essential to compassion. Archer uses various examples and anecdotes to
illustrate these themes, eventually inviting readers to reflect on their roles in charitable works. The opening portion of the text introduces the topic of charity, establishing a contrast between the true essence of charitable work and the increasingly mechanical and detached practices of societal benevolence. Archer questions whether society has lost sight of personal interactions and responsibilities towards those in need due to reliance on organized institutions. He emphasizes the necessity of heartfelt compassion and a willingness to engage deeply with individual circumstances rather than relying solely on monetary contributions or systemic solutions. This sets the tone for the following chapters, which promise to explore various case studies and personal stories that both illuminate and challenge contemporary views on charity and our obligations to the less fortunate. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Archer, Thomas, 1830-1893 |
|---|---|
| Title | "About My Father's Business": Work Amidst the Sick, the Sad, and the Sorrowing |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Richard Hulse, Chris Pinfield, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (archive.org/details/americana) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 61.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | BV: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Practical theology, Worship |
| Subject | Pastoral theology |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 50973 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-50973-0 |
| Release Date | Jan 20, 2016 |
| Last Update | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 617 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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