An excellent writing about Mary's two months of work with Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta in 1996. A professor of Education at Claremont Graduate University in California since 1981 Mary went to Calcutta to learn why the Missionaries call their work with the poor "religious work" and not "social work." This book of her experiences and relections reveals the principles around which Mother Teresa lived and how different these are from many of those commonly understood in the West. It is the tale of how this experience continue to shape one university professor, and a tribute to Mother Teresa and the Missionaries whose lives still speak to those who know there is more to life than meets the eye. Mary also includes brief reflections on the social forces that govern the university in the name of intellect--but falsely so. A brief but excellent overview of the current worldviews espoused in the academy and a call for inclusion of the Christian worldview in this survey. I really loved all the quotes by Mother Teresa and stories about her and the Missionaries of Charity. They were so inspiring. She was an amazing person. Reading about her makes me want to try even harder to be a better person. I didn't enjoy as much the authors views/philosophies. I wish the book had more about Mother Teresa and talked more about the actual experiences the author had there, then Catholism and trying to refute critics of Mother Teresa (like Christopher Hitchens). Those made the book less enjoyable for me.
Pretty good. Bit fluffy, but anything about Theresa is awesome by default.
—Tina
Most cherished and reread to keep my soul on the right track!
—Wayne
Most inspiring book I have read to date.
—McSpamela
