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...threaten the ecumenical movement" or diminish the obligation to cooperate with the many Christian bodies-ranging from Roman Catholicism to Pentecostal sects-that would remain outside the merger Blake proposed. The only truly Christian union, he concluded, would be one undertaken in humility, mutual forbearance, and a genuinely selfless love...
...hence forth will expect more respect from all nations and more help from its allies: "We will not, and should not assume it is the task of Americans alone to settle all the conflicts of a torn and troubled world." At times Johnson struck a nice balance between selfless service and enlightened self-interest in U.S. dealings with the world, but in sum, as Paris' Le Monde put it, on foreign affairs, he suffered from "creative inertia...
...service that the renewal theologians have in mind is considerably more selfless and anonymous than ladies-aid society bazaars, for example, or the impressive relief programs carried on by denominations. One of the most unsettling convictions of modern church thinkers is that Christianity, in a secular society, is far from being the only instrument of divine action. In fact, God may well be more apparent in a purely nonreligious organization or movement -such as the civil rights revolution or the fight against poverty and hunger in the world-than in the actions of the churches...
...outbreak of World War I, Hoover declared, "Let fortune go to hell," abandoned business interests that were about to skyrocket in value, plunged into a selfless life of public service. Working in London, he helped some 120,000 Americans who were stranded in Europe without convertible currency, accepted their lOUs, and raised enough cash for the Americans to return home...
Moses, a man of uncompromising morality, imposed his own standards on the delegation during the convention. But Moses, a humble and selfless man, stepped into the leadership role because the Party was floundering. He may step out as the Party gains strength...