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1 online resource (274 pages) |
| Contents |
Religion and faith-based welfare; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Thinking about religious welfare and rethinking social policy; Religion in contemporary UK: beyond European exceptionalism?; Aims of the book; Analytical foci of the book: from wellbeing to way(s) of being; Definition of terms; Organisation of the book; 1. Conceptualising the relationship between religion and social policy I: historical perspectives; Introduction; Historical overview of religion and social welfare provision in Britain; Conclusion; Questions for discussion |
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2. Conceptualising the relationship between religion and social policy II: theoretical perspectivesIntroduction; Thinking theoretically about religion and social policy: macro-institutional processes; 'Faith-based' welfare organisations in the Anglo-Saxon countries: a rethinking of definitions and functions?; Micro-normative perspectives; Conclusion; Questions for discussion; 3. The contemporary British context: social and policy profiles in relation to religion; Introduction; Religious profile of contemporary Britain |
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Religious profile of social problems and deprivation in contemporary BritainProfile of religious welfare organisations; Religion and the new social policy context in the UK; Conclusion; Questions for discussion; Useful websites; 4. Social work and social action; Introduction; Social work, religion and spirituality: re-engaging the profession; Why should social work take religion into account?; How can social work take religion into account?; Religion and social action: social work as 'more than a service'; Conclusion; Questions for discussion; 5. Health; Introduction |
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Religion and good health: beyond the biomedical modelIntegrating knowledge of religion and spirituality into clinical institutional healthcare settings; Beyond chaplaincy: religion in publicly funded institutional healthcare settings; Health support services by religious organisations in the UK: three case studies; Conclusion; Questions for discussion; Useful websites and resources; 6. Social care; Introduction; Ethics of care versus ethics of justice: significance for social policy; Spiritual care; Social care services by religious welfare organisations |
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Religious welfare providers: 'caring communities' versus 'service organisations'Conclusion; Questions for discussion; Useful websites; 7. Poverty reduction and financial assistance; Introduction; Defining poverty from a religious perspective; Church discourses on poverty and economic injustice; Poverty reduction services by religious welfare organisations; Conclusion; Questions for discussion; Useful websites; 8. Housing, urban governance and regeneration; Introduction; Religious identity and housing processes; Religious housing associations and homeless services |
| Summary |
A critical and theoretically sensitive overview of the role of religious values, actors and institutions in the development of state and non-state social welfare provision in Britain |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Faith-based human services -- Great Britain
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Public welfare -- Great Britain
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Philanthropy & Charity.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Faith-based human services
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Public welfare
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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e-books.
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Livres numériques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781847423917 |
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1847423914 |
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9781847423900 |
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1847423906 |
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9781283626279 |
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1283626276 |
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9781447309376 |
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1447309375 |
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