tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post6739223802102248705..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: Religion on the Ground (At 35,000 Feet)Paul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-46599197432532705342008-02-16T11:58:00.000-07:002008-02-16T11:58:00.000-07:00You know, and I should have mentioned this in my r...You know, and I should have mentioned this in my review - Bender draws a distinction between the experiences of short-term volunteers (one day or one week folks) from those who come week in and week out, year after year; she finds that they represent two different communities and have two very different experiences. So it will be interesting to hear your thoughts - based on your own participation there. After you read it, post something on the blog about your experience vis-a-vis Bender's take.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-18368883768064146842008-02-13T07:46:00.000-07:002008-02-13T07:46:00.000-07:00Great review, Ed. I found the review of _Heaven's ...Great review, Ed. I found the review of _Heaven's Kitchen_ particularly interesting, because I had the pleasure of volunteering at God's Love We Deliver one day last summer. Bender's observation of the lack of God talk does not entirely square with my experience. (Of course, my observations are based on a whopping two hours of service, so I'd defer to Bender's interpretation.) Those of us volunteering for the day (myself, one other adult, and 10 high school students) were given a 15-minute orientation, which included a history of the organization. The woman who gave us our orientation told us the founder of GLWD began the ministry after visiting a Hindu teacher in India. So we received a history of the organization that was explicitly religious. After that, we traipsed off to pick up our meals to deliver, and we picked up those meals at Marble Collegiate Church, where Norman Vincent Peale preached. The religious historian in me wanted to stay and poke around, but we had to deliver our meals and head to our next stop! Oh well. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for the review -- I'll have to check out Bender's book.Seth Dowlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01103158897766648257noreply@blogger.com