Pluralism and Freedom: Faith-Based Organizations in a Democratic Society

by Stephen V. Monsma

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442214309
• ISBN13: 9781442214309
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Rlpg/Galleys
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher