Lifting up the poor : a dialogue on religion, poverty & welfare reform /

People who participate in debates about the causes and cures of poverty often speak from religious conviction. But those convictions are rarely made explicit or debated on their own terms. Rarely is the influence of personal religious commitment on policy decisions examined. Two of the nation's...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Bane, Mary Jo
Autres auteurs: Mead, Lawrence M.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2003.
Collection:Pew Forum dialogues on religion and public life.
Sujets:
Poor > United States.
Poverty > Religious aspects.
Poverty > Biblical teaching.
Public welfare > United States.
Church and social problems > United States.
Social justice > United States.
Pauvres > États-Unis.
Pauvreté > Aspect religieux.
Pauvreté > Enseignement biblique.
Aide sociale > États-Unis.
Église et problèmes sociaux > États-Unis.
Justice sociale > États-Unis.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Social Issues.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Church and social problems
Poor
Poverty > Biblical teaching
Poverty > Religious aspects
Public welfare
Social justice
Armoede.
Sociale politiek.
Godsdienst.
Ethische aspecten.
Sociale aspecten.
United States
Samfundsvidenskab > Politologi.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction / E.J. Dionne Jr., Jean Bethke Elshtain, and Kayla M. Drogosz
  • A Catholic policy analyst looks at poverty / Mary Jo Bane
  • A biblical response to poverty / Lawrence M. Mead
  • A reply to Mead / Mary Jo Bane
  • A reply to Bane / Lawrence M. Mead
  • Personal responsibility means social responsibility / Mary Jo Bane
  • Guarantee work rather than aid / Lawrence M. Mead.

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