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...Christianity. A Latin American, for instance, looks forward to a somewhat Utopian kind of social, economic and political liberation-a Christian "revolution" that will set the world aright. Others view Christian life as a "sign of contradiction" in a pagan civilization-to see their role as an example of selfless living in a selfish world. "The council will not give us an answer to everything," says one of the young organizers. "The Gospel is a call, not an answer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The Pilgrims of Taiz | 4/29/1974 | See Source »

...Selfless on and off the field, Miller is reserved and dislikes controversy. He enjoys quiet evenings watching television, and is a self-proclaimed "non-party person." He doesn't like personal attention; only the attention of opponents appeals to Neal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Running Back Neal Miller: A Stocky Stoic Who Does the Job | 10/31/1973 | See Source »

Concentrating on the knowledge itself "brings clarity to our minds and our lives. It helps us to become selfless people--and that is what the earth needs, a world of servants," said another Harvard devotee. "The Guru's only claim is personal peace, and the rest is going to happen. The role of Divine Light Mission in world peace is questionable, but personal knowledge can unify people...

Author: By Lewis Clayton, | Title: Singing Along With the Guru | 10/29/1973 | See Source »

...very precincts of the White House, according to the evidence presented against Agnew, with cash deliveries in the Vice President's Executive Office. All this made sympathy for Agnew a little difficult. Holding out for a Government pledge of no prison term was, in addition, hardly a selfless act. If his nation's interest had been Agnew's main concern, he could have resigned immediately, defended himself in court, and refrained from wild assertions of base motives behind his prosecution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Week of Shocks | 10/22/1973 | See Source »

...savior of Argentina this time round, he must first do a better job than he has to date of pacifying the Peronistas. It looms as a major undertaking. Yet it is small compared with the task of inspiring Argentines as a people to unite in a common, selfless cause. Historically, Argentina has been victimized by selfishness, on the part of both its leaders and its people. "There is no community in Argentina," laments H. A. Murena, a noted Argentine novelist. "We do not form a body, though we may form a conglomeration. Instead of stability, Argentina has rancorous, factious chaos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: An Old Dictator Tries Again | 9/10/1973 | See Source »

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