The Invisible Caring Hand: American Congregations and the Provision of Welfare Contributor(s): Cnaan, Ram (Author), Dilulio, John J., Jr. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0814716180 ISBN-13: 9780814716182 Publisher: New York University Press OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2002 Annotation: Based on in-depth interviews with clergy and lay leaders in 251 congregations nationwide, this groundbreaking volume provides empirical data to social scientists, religious study scholars, and those involved in the debates over the role of faith-based organizations in social services. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Human Services - Social Science | Philanthropy & Charity - Religion | Christian Ministry - Missions |
Dewey: 361.750 |
LCCN: 2002003565 |
Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.1" W x 8.98" (1.06 lbs) 329 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: Popular calls to transform our current welfare system and supplant it with effective and inexpensive faith-based providers are gaining political support and engendering heated debate about the separation of church and state. Yet we lack concrete information from which to anticipate how such initiatives might actually work if adopted. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cnaan, Ram: - Ram Cnaan is Professor in the School of Social Work and former Associate Director of the Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is also the founder and director of the Program for the Study of Organized Religion and Social Work. He is the coauthor of The Newer Deal: Social Work and Religion in Partnership. |