Pluralism and freedom : faith-based organizations in a democratic society / Stephen V. Monsma.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Monsma, Stephen V., 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Faith-based human services--United States.

Faith-based human services.

Democracy--Religious aspects.

Democracy.

United States--Social policy.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Faith-based organizations play a major role in providing a host of health, educational, and social services to the public. Nearly all these efforts, however, have been accompanied by intense debate and numerous legal challenges. The right of faith-based organizations to hire based on religion, the presence of religious symbols and icons in rooms where government-subsidized services are provided, and the enforcement of gay civil rights to which some faith-based organizations object all continue to be subjects of intense debate and numerous court cases. In <span style=""

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Chapter 01. The Issue That Will Not Go Away; Chapter 02. Faith-Based Organizations and the Network of Human Services; Chapter 03. The Seedbeds of Attitudes towards Faith-Based Organizations; Chapter 04. The Partisan-Political Landscape Today; Chapter 05. Structural Pluralism in Christian Democratic Thought; Chapter 06. Faith-Based Organizations in a Pluralistic Public Square; Notes; Afterword; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-28714-8

1-283-44709-6

9786613447098

1-4422-1432-5

OCLC:

775302631