Saving America? : Faith-Based Services and the Future of Civil Society.

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On January 29, 2001, President George W. Bush signed an executive order creating the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. This action marked a key step toward institutionalizing an idea that emerged in the mid-1990s under the Clinton administration--the transfer of some socia...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wuthnow, Robert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2006.
Temas:
Church charities > United States.
Church and social problems > United States.
Faith-based human services > United States.
Church work with the poor > United States.
Civil society > United States.
Federal aid to human services > United States.
Église et problèmes sociaux > États-Unis.
Services sociaux basés sur la foi > États-Unis.
Pastorale des pauvres > États-Unis.
Société civile > États-Unis.
Aide de l'État aux services sociaux > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology of Religion.
Church and social problems.
Church charities.
Church work with the poor.
Civil society.
Faith-based human services.
Federal aid to human services.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Why "Faith-Based"? Why Now?; 2. Congregation-Based Social Services; 3. Congregations as Caring Communities; 4. Religion and Volunteering; 5. Faith-Based Service Organizations; 6. The Recipients of Social Services; 7. Promoting Social Trust; 8. Experiencing Unlimited Love?; 9. Public Policy and Civil Society; Methodological Note; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.

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