Lifting Up the Poor : A Dialogue on Religion, Poverty and 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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bane, Mary Jo
Other Authors: Mead, Lawrence M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2003.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sociale aspecten.
Ethische aspecten.
Godsdienst.
Sociale politiek.
Armoede.
Social justice.
Public welfare.
Poverty > Religious aspects.
Poverty > Biblical teaching.
Poor.
Church and social problems.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
RELIGION > Christian Life > Social Issues.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
Justice sociale > États-Unis.
Église et problemes sociaux > États-Unis.
Aide sociale > États-Unis.
Pauvrete > Enseignement biblique.
Pauvrete > Aspect religieux.
Pauvres > États-Unis.
Social justice > United States.
Church and social problems > United States.
Public welfare > United States.
Poor > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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