Saving Souls, Serving Society : Understanding the Faith Factor in Church-Based Social Ministry.

As public funding for social services has been slashed, there has arisen an unprecedented interest in the potential (and dangers) of faith-based institutions as agents of social change. This text seeks to answer pressing questions surrounding this important and controversial issue.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Unruh, Heidi Rolland
Otros Autores: Sider, Ronald J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cary : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2005.
Temas:
Christian sociology.
Missions > Theory.
Evangelistic work.
Church and social problems.
Church charities.
Missiologie.
Évangélisation.
Église et problèmes sociaux.
Église > Œuvres de bienfaisance.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Social Issues.
Christian sociology
Church and social problems
Church charities
Evangelistic work
Missions > Theory
Kirchliche Sozialarbeit
Glaube
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • PART I: Church-Based Social Ministry
  • 1. Introduction: Church-Based Social Ministry in Context
  • 2. The Churches and Their Ministries
  • 3. Case Studies of Faith in Action
  • PART II: Toward a New Vocabulary of Faith
  • 4. Perceptions of Spiritual Meaning in Faith-Based Social Action
  • 5. Religious Elements of Faith-Based Social Programs
  • 6. A Typology of Faith-Based Organizations and Programs
  • PART III: Mission Orientations
  • 7. Defining Mission Orientations: The Relationship between Social Action and Evangelism
  • 8. Influences on Congregational Mission9. Conversionist Churches and Social Action
  • PART IV: Saving Souls and Serving Society
  • 10. Does Faith Work? Spiritual Dynamics and Social Outcomes
  • 11. Social Capital and Spiritual Capital
  • 12. Conclusion: New Understandings, New Questions, New Opportunities
  • Appendix 1: Profiles of the Case-Study Churches
  • Appendix 2: Pastoral Interview Guide (excerpt)
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
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