Beschreibung
Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 36. Chapters: Achille Loria, Alessandro Orsini (sociologist), Alfredo Niceforo, Carlo Tullio Altan, Corrado Gini, Danilo Dolci, Darko Bratina, Donatella della Porta, Enrico Ruta, Filippo Turati, Francesco Alberoni, Gaetano Mosca, Gianfranco Bettin, Giovanni Arrighi, Giuseppe Toniolo, Leopoldina Fortunati, Livio Maitan, Mario Borrelli, Massimiano Bucchi, Massimo Introvigne, Maurizio Montalbini, Michele Pantaleone, Michele Sorice, Ottiero Ottieri, Paolo Virno, Pino Arlacchi, Renato Mannheimer, Riccardo Campa, Sarah F. Maclaren, Vilfredo Pareto, Vladimir Thelisma. Excerpt: Mario Borrelli (Naples, 19 September 1922 - Oxford, 13 February 2007) was a Neapolitan priest, sociologist and educationist. In the 50's he established an international network for social support, called The House of the Urchins, aimed at the recovery from the streets and professional training of the street urchins of Naples. Subsequently, following his laicization, he maintained his international reputation for his civil commitment and his studies on peace research and education. 'The insecure, tormented, down-trodden people, in whom we are submerged, are no different from all the others spread over the rest of the world, even if their eyes, skins, creeds are not the same as ours. Our common destiny is to be the guts of the world, digesting the myths that have sustained empires and manufacturing the vital lymph to sustain the world of tomorrow. Hard work though it may be, we are beginning to digest today's society and church; in time we shall make one another better. Although my white hair and the weight of years make me feel I'll never see the promised land, they have not deprived me of my serenity, enthusiasm or joy in my labours. The urgent thing now is not to get split up, but to close the ranks in support of all who, loyally identifying themselves with the most defenceless, are making their presence felt in the social fabric of our city. They, and all you others scattered everywhere, will be my sweetest consolation when I depart this life.' Mario Borrelli, The continuing story from Morris West, Children of the sun, Fontana Books Ltd, 1983. Born in a family of the working-class, Mario Borrelli interrupts his education at the age of nine for economic needs and works, for three years, as a metal gilders and lad in a barber shop. His mother and father are modest artisan goldsmith's in Naples and have other four children. Eager to resume his studies, at the age of twelve, he decides to stop working and is accepted at the Apostolic School, thanks to the efforts of h
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