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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465458103321

Autore

Unruh Heidi Rolland

Titolo

Saving souls, serving society [[electronic resource] ] : understanding the faith factor in church-based social ministry / / Heidi Rolland Unruh and Ronald J. Sider

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-19-988295-9

1-4237-3389-4

9786611196820

0-19-803657-4

1-281-19682-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (334 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SiderRonald J

Disciplina

261.8/32

Soggetti

Christian sociology

Missions - Theory

Evangelistic work

Church and social problems

Christian charities

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; PART I: Church-Based Social Ministry; 1. Introduction: Church-Based Social Ministry in Context; 2. The Churches and Their Ministries; 3. Case Studies of Faith in Action; PART II: Toward a New Vocabulary of Faith; 4. Perceptions of Spiritual Meaning in Faith-Based Social Action; 5. Religious Elements of Faith-Based Social Programs; 6. A Typology of Faith-Based Organizations and Programs; PART III: Mission Orientations; 7. Defining Mission Orientations: The Relationship between Social Action and Evangelism; 8. Influences on Congregational Mission

9. Conversionist Churches and Social ActionPART IV: Saving Souls and Serving Society; 10. Does Faith Work? Spiritual Dynamics and Social Outcomes; 11. Social Capital and Spiritual Capital; 12. Conclusion: New



Understandings, New Questions, New Opportunities; Appendix 1: Profiles of the Case-Study Churches; Appendix 2: Pastoral Interview Guide (excerpt); Notes; References; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

As public funding for social services has been slashed, there has arisen an unprecedented interest in the potential (and dangers) of faith-based institutions as agents of social change. This text seeks to answer pressing questions surrounding this important and controversial issue.