Saving souls, serving society : understanding the faith factor in church-based social ministry / Heidi Rolland Unruh and Ronald J. Sider.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Unruh, Heidi Rolland.

Contributor:

Sider, Ronald J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian sociology.

Missions--Theory.

Missions.

Evangelistic work.

Church and social problems.

Christian charities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

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;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-988295-9

1-4237-3389-4

9786611196820

0-19-803657-4

1-281-19682-7

OCLC:

922952534