Land of stark contrasts : faith-based responses to homelessness in the United States / Manuel Mejido Costoya, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mejido Costoya, Manuel, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church work with the homeless--United States.

Church work with the homeless.

United States.

Physical Description:

vi, 363 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press ; [Seattle, Washington] : Seattle University Center for Religious Wisdom and World Affairs, 2021.

Summary:

"An important new volume showcasing a wide range of faith-based responses to one of today's most pressing social issues, challenging us to expand our ways of understanding. Land of Stark Contrasts brings together the work of social scientists, ethicists, and theologians exploring the profound role of religion in understanding and responding to homelessness and housing insecurity in all corners of the United States-from Seattle, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley to Dallas and San Antonio to Washington, D.C., and Boston. Together, the essays of Land of Stark Contrasts chart intriguing ways forward for future initiatives to address the root causes of homelessness. In this way they are essential reading for practical theologians, congregational leaders, and faith-based nonprofit organizers exploring how to combine spiritual and material care for homeless individuals and other vulnerable populations. Social workers, nonprofit managers, and policy specialists seeking to understand how to partner better with faith-based organizations will also find the chapters in this volume an invaluable resource. Contributors include James V. Spickard, Manuel Mejido Costoya and Margaret Breen, Michael R. Fisher Jr., Laura Stivers, Lauren Valk Lawson, Bruce Granville Miller, Nancy A. Khalil, John A. Coleman, S.J., Jeremy Phillip Brown, Paul Houston Blankenship, María Teresa Dávila, Roberto Mata, and Sathianathan Clarke. Co-published with Seattle University's Center for Religious Wisdom and World Affairs"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780823293957

0823293955

9780823293964

0823293963

OCLC:

1236898370

Publisher Number:

99987395814