God's economy : faith-based initiatives and the caring state / Lew Daly ; with a foreword by E.J. Dionne Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daly, Lew (Lewis C.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Faith-based human services--Political aspects--United States.

Church and state--United States.

Social service--United States--Religious aspects.

United States--Social policy--1993-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

President Obama has signaled a sharp break from many Bush Administration policies, but he remains committed to federal support for religious social service providers. Like George W. Bush's faith-based initiative, though, Obama's version of the policy has generated loud criticism-from both sides of the aisle-even as the communities that stand to benefit suffer through an ailing economy. God's Economy reveals that virtually all of the critics, as well as many supporters, have long misunderstood both the true implications of faith-based partnerships and their unique potential

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction

One. A New Era of Church- State Cooperation

Two. Religion and Welfare Reform: Old Battles and New Directions

Three. Religious Autonomy and the Limited State

Four. The Social Law

Afterword

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9786612445545

9781282445543

1282445545

9780226134857

0226134857

OCLC:

592756270