| Author |
Unruh, Heidi Rolland.
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| Subject |
Christian sociology.
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Missions -- Theory.
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Evangelistic work.
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Church and social problems.
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Christian charities.
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| Alt Name |
Sider, Ronald J.
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| Description |
1 online resource (x, 323 pages) |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-310) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : church-based social ministry in context -- The churches and their ministries -- Case studies of faith in action -- Perceptions of spiritual meaning in faith-based social action -- Religious elements of faith-based social programs -- A typology of faith-based organizations and programs -- Defining mission orientations : the relationship between social action and evangelism -- Influences on congregational mission -- Conversionist churches and social action -- Does faith work? : spiritual dynamics and social outcomes -- Social capital and spiritual capital -- Conclusion : new understandings, new questions, new opportunities -- Appendix 1 : profiles of the case-study churches -- Appendix 2 : pastoral interview (excerpt). |
| Summary |
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. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified star |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 |
| Note |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda |
| ISBN |
1423733894 (electronic bk.) |
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9781423733898 (electronic bk.) |
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9780195161557 |
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0195161556 |
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9780199835836 (ebook) |
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0199835837 (ebook) |
| OCLC # |
62287908 |
| Additional Format |
Print version: Unruh, Heidi Rolland. Saving souls, serving society. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005 0195161556 (DLC) 2005008223 (OCoLC)58843496 |
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