Sacred places, civic purposes : should government help faith-based charity? /

Long before there was a welfare state, there were efforts by religious congregations to alleviate poverty. Those efforts have continued since the establishment of government programs to help the poor, and congregations have often worked with government agencies to provide food, clothing and care, to...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Dionne, E. J., Jr, Chen, Ming Hsu
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2001.
Subjects:
Church charities > United States.
Church charities > Government policy > United States.
Government aid > United States.
Church and state > United States.
Église > Œuvres de bienfaisance > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Aide de l'État > États-Unis.
Église et État > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Philanthropy & Charity.
Church and state
Church charities
Church charities > Government policy
Government aid
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Long before there was a welfare state, there were efforts by religious congregations to alleviate poverty. Those efforts have continued since the establishment of government programs to help the poor, and congregations have often worked with government agencies to provide food, clothing and care, to set up after-school activities, provide teen pregnancy counseling, and develop programs to prevent crime. Until now, much of this church-state cooperation has gone on with limited opposition or notice. But the Bush Administration's new proposal to broaden support for ""faith-based"" social programs
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 354 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0815798458
9780815798453

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