A Public Charity: Religion and Social Welfare in Indianapolis, 1929-2002

by Mary L. Mapes

Using Indianapolis as its focus, this book explores the relationship between religion and social welfare. Arising out of the Indianapolis Polis Center's Lilly-sponsored study of religion and urban culture, the book looks at three issues: the role of religious social services within Indianapolis's larger social welfare support system, both public and private; the evolution of the relationship between public and private welfare sectors; and how ideas...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253344808
• ISBN13: 9780253344809
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 173 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.4"