Invisible Caring Hand ：American Congregations and the Provision of Welfare

Publication subTitle ：American Congregations and the Provision of Welfare

Author： Cnaan Ram  

Publisher： NYU Press‎

Publication year： 2002

E-ISBN: 9780814790205

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780814716182

Subject： B911 宗教与社会政治;B92 宗教理论与概况;B97 基督教;C913 Social Life and Social Problems

Keyword： 宗教与社会政治,基督教,宗教理论与概况,社会生活与社会问题

Language： ENG

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Chapter

The Invisible Caring Hand

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Part I: An Overview of Congregations

Chapter 1: Congregations in Society

Chapter 2: The Historical Development of American Congregations

Part II: Congregations Involvement

Chapter 3: The Congregations in Our Study

Chapter 4: Congregational Involvement I

Chapter 5: Congregational Involvement II

Chapter 6: Which Congregations Tend to Get Involved

Chapter 7: Comparing Neighbors

Part III: Congregations for Society

Chapter 8: Small-Town Congregations

Chapter 9: Mediating Structures

Chapter 10: Social Ministry in the Community

Part IV: Concluding Remarks

Chapter 11: Volunteerism and Organized Religion

Chapter 12: Why and How Congregations Get Involved in Service Delivery

Chapter 13: The Congregational Norm of Community Involvement

Chapter 14: The Broader Perspective

Notes

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

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