The Arc of Faith-Based Initiatives : Religion's Changing Role in Welfare Service Provision
Overview
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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- ISBN-13: 9783319906676
- ISBN-10: 3319906674
- Publisher: Springer
- Publish Date: May 2018
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
- Page Count: 214
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