Faith-Based Services and the Future of Civil Society Wuthnow, Robert. creator text Electronic books. nju Princeton Princeton University Press 2006 monographic eng

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1 online resource (374 pages) 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. 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. n-us--- 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 Church and social problems Church charities Church work with the poor Civil society Faith-based human services Federal aid to human services United States HV530 361.750973 9781400832064 1400832063 22573/cttw0zg JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=329743 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=329743 EBLCP 100524 20200709055257.0 ocn630535217 eng