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1 online resource (374 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
Preliminaries; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Why "Faith-Based"? Why Now?; 2. Congregation-Based Social Services; 3. Congregations as Caring Communities; 4. Religion and Volunteering; 5. Faith-Based Service Organizations; 6. The Recipients of Social Services; 7. Promoting Social Trust; 8. Experiencing Unlimited Love?; 9. Public Policy and Civil Society; Methodological Note; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
On January 29, 2001, President George W. Bush signed an executive order creating the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. This action marked a key step toward institutionalizing an idea that emerged in the mid-1990s under the Clinton administration--the transfer of some social programs from government control to religious organizations. However, despite an increasingly vocal, ideologically charged national debate--a debate centered on such questions as: What are these organizations doing? How well are they doing it? Should they be supported with tax dollars?--solid answ. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Church charities -- United States.
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Church charities. |
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United States. |
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Church and social problems -- United States.
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Church and social problems. |
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Faith-based human services -- United States.
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Faith-based human services. |
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Church work with the poor -- United States.
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Church work with the poor. |
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Civil society -- United States.
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Civil society. |
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Federal aid to human services -- United States.
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Federal aid to human services. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780691126289 |
| ISBN |
9781400832064 (electronic book) |
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1400832063 (electronic book) |
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1282458663 |
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9781282458666 |
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