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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808734203321

Autore

Hackworth Jason R

Titolo

Faith based : religious neoliberalism and the politics of welfare in the United States / / Jason Hackworth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens, : University of Georgia Press, c2012

ISBN

1-280-59605-8

9786613625885

0-8203-4372-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 p.)

Collana

Geographies of justice and social transformation ; ; 11

Disciplina

361.973

Soggetti

Conservatism - United States - History

Neoliberalism - United States - History

Religious right - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Faith, welfare, and neoliberalism -- Religious neoliberalism(s) -- Compassionate neoliberalism? -- Mainstream jesus economics -- Practicing religious neoliberalism -- Religious neoliberalism as default -- End times for religious neoliberalism?.

Sommario/riassunto

Through case studies of gospel rescue missions, Habitat for Humanity, and religious charities in post-Katrina New Orleans, Jason Hackworth describes both the theory and practice of faith-based welfare, revealing fundamental tensions between the religious and economic wings of the conservative movement.