Saving souls, serving society [[electronic resource] ] : understanding the faith factor in church-based social ministry / / Heidi Rolland Unruh and Ronald J. Sider
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| Autore: |
Unruh Heidi Rolland
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| Titolo: |
Saving souls, serving society [[electronic resource] ] : understanding the faith factor in church-based social ministry / / Heidi Rolland Unruh and Ronald J. Sider
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| 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
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| 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 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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