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
Table of Contents:
  • The role of faith-based organizations in preventing teen pregnancy
  • The role of faith-based organizations in fighting crime and substance abuse
  • The role of faith-based organizations in community development
  • The role of faith-based organizations in education
  • The role of faith-based organizations in child care
  • Should government help faith-based charity?

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