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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808015103321

Titolo

Religion in philanthropic organizations : family, friend, foe? / / edited by Thomas J. Davis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

0-253-00997-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Collana

Philanthropic and nonprofit studies

Disciplina

361.7/50973

Soggetti

Faith-based human services - United States

Church charities - United States

Social service - United States - Religious aspects

Humanitarianism - Religious aspects

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

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. New Wineskins or New Wine? The Evolution of Ecumenical Humanitarian Assistance; 2. Religious Ambivalence in Jewish American Philanthropy; 3. The Price of Success: The Impact of News on Religious Identity and Philanthropy; 4. Heartbroken for God's World: The Story of Bob Pierce, Founder of World Vision and Samaritan's Purse; 5. Catholic Charities, Religion, and Philanthropy

6. "Intelligent Leadership in the Cause of Racial Brotherhood": Quakers, Social Science, and the American Friends Service Committee's Interwar Racial Activism7. Religious Philanthropies and Government Social Programs; 8. Juggling the Religious and the Secular: World Visions; 9. Philanthropic Decisions of American Jews: The Influence of Religious Identity on Charitable Choices; 10. Myth vs. Reality: Muslim American Philanthropy since 9/11; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Religion in Philanthropic Organizations explores the tensions inherent in religious philanthropies across a variety of organizations and examines the effect assumptions about ""professional, scientific, nonsectarian"" philanthropy have had on how religious philanthropies



carry out their activities. The organizations examined include the American Friends Service Committee, the American Soviet Jewry Movement, Catholic Charities USA, the Salvation Army, the World Council of Churches, and World Vision (in global comparative context). The book also looks at Robert Pierce, founder of World Vision