03376nam 2200721Ia 450 991046545810332120200520144314.00-19-988295-91-4237-3389-497866111968200-19-803657-41-281-19682-7(CKB)2560000000300057(EBL)3051962(OCoLC)922952534(SSID)ssj0000241448(PQKBManifestationID)11186268(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000241448(PQKBWorkID)10298008(PQKB)10517264(StDuBDS)EDZ0000075077(MiAaPQ)EBC3051962(Au-PeEL)EBL3051962(CaPaEBR)ebr10091886(CaONFJC)MIL119682(EXLCZ)99256000000030005720050322d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSaving souls, serving society[electronic resource] understanding the faith factor in church-based social ministry /Heidi Rolland Unruh and Ronald J. SiderOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (334 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-516155-6 0-19-983583-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Mission9. 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;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.Christian sociologyMissionsTheoryEvangelistic workChurch and social problemsChristian charitiesElectronic books.Christian sociology.MissionsTheory.Evangelistic work.Church and social problems.Christian charities.261.8/32Unruh Heidi Rolland886128Sider Ronald J886129MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465458103321Saving souls, serving society1978724UNINA