Who Will Provide? the Changing Role of Religion in American Social Welfare

by Mary Jo Bane and Brent Coffin

Who will provide for America's children, elderly, and working families? Not since the 1930s has our nation faced such fundamental choices over how to care for all its citizens. Now, amid economic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081333876X
• ISBN13: 9780813338767
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

great context

With the recent appointing of a faith-based alternatives advisor to the White House, Who Will Provide is essential reading for anyone who wants to have solid grounding on the important relevant issues. In this thoughtful, provocative book -- constructed after several years of discussion among some of the brightest people thinking on these issues -- the issue of how religion must take a more prominent role in American social welfare is tackled head on. The voices and stories of the contributors vary, but the underlying intent remains to find viable solutions in an environment that cries out more strongly for them than ever before.

Good Works

A useful range of perspectives on the current debate over faith based organizations and the provision of social services. Helpful in terms of framing the issues broadly, and thought-provoking from a moral standpoint.