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These essays by prominent ethicists, social philosophers, theologians, and leaders of nonprofit institutions grapple with the many thorny issues surrounding philanthropy and voluntarism.

An outgrowth of two conferences sponsored by the Maguire Center at SMU in 199697, the essays examine the common and conflicting interests of donors, boards, staffs, and beneficiaries; the interface of voluntary communities with larger entities such as government; and the precarious balancing act between charity, solidarity, and responsibility.

WILLIAM F. MAY is the Cary M. Maguire University Professor of Ethics, Southern Methodist University, where he also served as founding director of the Maguire Center. A former president of the American Academy of Religion, he is a Founding Fellow of The Hastings Center. He is the author of several books including The Patient’s Ordeal. A. LEWIS SOENS, JR., is professor emeritus of English at Notre Dame. A Fulbright Scholar, he is editor ofAbstracts of English Studies and the author of several books.