03535cam a2200673Mi 4500 ocn630535217 OCoLC 20200709055257.0 m d cr n||---||||| 100524s2006 nju o 000 0 eng d EBLCP eng pn EBLCP IDEBK OCLCQ MHW OCLCQ JSTOR DEBSZ OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCF OCLCQ N$T 816362565 9781400832064 (electronic bk.) 1400832063 (electronic bk.) 1282458663 9781282458666 329743 (N$T) (OCoLC)630535217 (OCoLC)816362565 22573/cttw0zg JSTOR n-us--- HV530 SOC039000 bisacsh SOC006000 bisacsh JHBA bicssc 361.750973 MAIN Wuthnow, Robert. Saving America? [electronic resource] : Faith-Based Services and the Future of Civil Society. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2006. 1 online resource (374 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier 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. 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. Print version record. Church charities United States. Church and social problems United States. Faith-based human services United States. Church work with the poor United States. Civil society United States. Federal aid to human services United States. SOCIAL SCIENCE Sociology of Religion. bisacsh Church and social problems. fast (OCoLC)fst00860491 Church charities. fast (OCoLC)fst00860634 Church work with the poor. fast (OCoLC)fst00861115 Civil society. fast (OCoLC)fst00862876 Faith-based human services. fast (OCoLC)fst01741583 Federal aid to human services. fast (OCoLC)fst00922217 United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155 Electronic books. Print version: 9780691126289 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=329743 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL483596 Ingram Digital eBook Collection IDEB 245866 EBSCOhost EBSC 329743 92 N$T 49894 49894