The arc of faith-based initiatives: religion's changing role in welfare service provision
This volume offers an in-depth examination of a diverse range of faith-based programs implemented in three different geographical locales: family support in rural Mississippi, transitional housing in Michigan, and addiction recovery in the Pacific Northwest (Washington-Oregon). Various types of reli...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Cham, Switzerland
Springer
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ecclesiastical social work
/ Social service
/ Religion
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
Social Service
Religious aspects
B Church Charities |
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Table of Contents Presumably Free Access Volltext (doi) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | This volume offers an in-depth examination of a diverse range of faith-based programs implemented in three different geographical locales: family support in rural Mississippi, transitional housing in Michigan, and addiction recovery in the Pacific Northwest (Washington-Oregon). Various types of religious service providers--faith-intensive and faith-related--are carefully examined, and secular organizations also serve as an illuminating point of comparison. Among other insights, this book reveals how the "three C's" of social service provision--programmatic content, organizational culture, and ecological context--all combine to shape the delivery of welfare services in the nonprofit world. This book warns against simplistic generalizations about faith-based organizations. Faith-based providers exhibit considerable diversity and, quite often, remarkable resilience in the face of challenging social circumstances. An appreciation of these nuances is critical as policies concerning faith-based organizations continue to evolve |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 3319906674 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-90668-3 |