Rebecca Sager

Faith, Politics, and Power

The Politics of Faith-Based Initiatives

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Produktbeschreibung

There is often more than meets the eye where politics and money are concerned. Faith-Based Initiatives are no exception. Despite the good intentions of some, faith-based policies did not create new significant programs to help those in need. Instead these initiatives were powerful political symbols used to reshape church/state relationships and distribution of political power.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 163mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9780195391763
• ISBN-10: 0195391764
• Artikelnr.: 28951276

Autorenporträt

Assistant Professor of Sociology, Loyola Marymount University

Inhaltsangabe

* Contents
* 1.: An Introduction to the Faith-Based Initiatives
* 2.: The Historical Role of Religion in Government Social Services and
the Development of the Faith-Based Initiatives
* 3.: Faith-Based Liaisons: Finding Faith in the Faith-Based
Initiatives
* 4.: Making the Initiatives the Law of the Land
* 5.: Calling All the Faithful: Faith-Based Conferences and Liaison
Choices as Symbolic Politics
* 6.: Here, There, but Not Quite Everywhere: Why are there Faith-Based
Initiatives?
* 7.: Religion, Policy, and Politics: Institutionalizing Religion
within State Government
* 8.: Conclusion: What is Success?