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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 |
Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (334 p.) |
Disciplina: | 261.8/32 |
Soggetto topico: | Christian sociology |
Missions - Theory | |
Evangelistic work | |
Church and social problems | |
Christian charities | |
Altri autori: | SiderRonald J |
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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Saving souls, serving society |
ISBN: | 0-19-988295-9 |
1-4237-3389-4 | |
9786611196820 | |
0-19-803657-4 | |
1-281-19682-7 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910792238903321 |
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