Faith based : religious neoliberalism and the politics of welfare in the United States / Jason Hackworth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hackworth, Jason R.

Series:

Geographies of justice and social transformation ; 11.

Geographies of justice and social transformation ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neoliberalism--United States--History.

Neoliberalism.

Religious right--United States--History.

Religious right.

Conservatism--United States--History.

Conservatism.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiii, 172 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2012]

Summary:

Faith Based explores how the Religious Right has supported neoliberalism in the United States, bringing a particular focus to welfare-an arena where conservative Protestant politics and neoliberal economic ideas come together most clearly. Through case studies of gospel rescue missions, Habitat for Humanity, and religious charities in post-Katrina New Orleans, Jason Hackworth describes both the theory, and practice of faith-based welfare, revealing fundamental tensions between the religious and economic wings of the conservative movement.

Though religious neoliberalism is most closely associated with George W. Bush's Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, the idea predates Bush and continues to hold sway in the Obama administration. Despite its success, however, Hackworth contends that religious neoliberalism remains an uneasy alliance- a fusion that has been tested and frayed by recent events. Book jacket.

Contents:

Faith, welfare, and neoliberalism

Religious neoliberalism(s)

Compassionate neoliberalism?

Mainstream jesus economics

Practicing religious neoliberalism

Religious neoliberalism as default

End times for religious neoliberalism?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780820343037

082034303X

9780820343044

0820343048

OCLC:

759395899