The newer deal : social work and religion in partnership / Ram A. Cnaan ; with Robert J. Wineburg and Stephanie C. Boddie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cnaan, Ram A.

Contributor:

Wineburg, Robert J.

Boddie, Stephanie C.

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church charities--United States.

Church charities.

United States.

Social service--United States.

Social service.

Physical Description:

xiii, 368 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [1999]

Summary:

Cnaan calls upon religious-based organizations and the social work-social service community to put aside their differences and forge a "limited partnership" to provide the social and welfare services that millions depend on. The proposed partnership focuses on joint care for those in need -with attention to services for people of color, gays and lesbians, women, and programs for community empowerment and economic development -while maintaining the values each partner traditionally holds.

Contents:

1. The Challenge of Devolution and the Promise of Religious-Based Social Services: An Introduction 1

Part 1. The Ambivalent Coexistence of Social Work and Religious-Based Social Services

2. What Do We Mean by "Religious-Based Social Services"?

3. Religious-Based Social Services in Social Work Literature and Education 47

4. Reasons for the Rift Between Social Work and Religious-Based Social Services 69

Part 2. Provision of Religious-Based Social Services: Theological Underpinnings, Historical Trends, and Current Findings

5. Theological Teaching and Emphasis on Helping the Needy 91

6. Religious Roots of America's Social Services System 112

7. Religion and the Quality of Life of Individuals 133

8. Religion and Social Services Provision at the End of the Twentieth Century 157

9. Empowerment and Organized Religion 185

10. Religious-Based Social Services Provision: Findings from Local Studies

Greensboro 212

11. Religious-Based Social Services Provision: Findings from Local Studies

Philadelphia 229

Part 3. The Challenge Ahead

12. Political and Societal Trends in Social Services Provision 279

13. Toward a Limited Partnership for a Newer Deal 299.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-346) and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0231116241

023111625X

OCLC:

41361488