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Not by Faith Alone

. Ed(S): Adkins, Julie; Occhipinti, Laurie A.; Hefferan, Tara

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Description for Not by Faith Alone Hardback. Editor(s): Adkins, Julie; Occhipinti, Laurie A.; Hefferan, Tara. Num Pages: 274 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 585.
This edited collection provides an in-depth ethnographic study of faith-based development organizations in the United States, shining a much needed critical light onto these organizations and their role in the United States by exploring the varied ways that faith-based organizations attempt to mend the fissures and mitigate the effects of neoliberal capitalism, poverty, and the social service sector on the poor and powerless. In doing so, Not by Faith Alone generates provocative and sophisticated analyses-grounded in empirical case studies-of such topics as the meaning of "faith-based" development, evaluations of faith-based versus secular approaches, the influence of faith-orientation on program formulation ... Read more

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Hardback

Publication date

2010

Publisher

Lexington Books United States

Number of pages

274

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New

Number of Pages

274

Place of Publication

Lanham, MD, United States

ISBN

9780739146583

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V9780739146583

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About . Ed(S): Adkins, Julie; Occhipinti, Laurie A.; Hefferan, Tara

Julie Adkins is adjunct faculty in the Department of Anthropology and Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University and in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Texas at Arlington. Laurie Occhipinti is assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, Geography, and Earth Sciences at Clarion University. Tara Hefferan is visiting assistant professor in ... Read more

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Any person who wants to understand how faith-based organizations provide care for needy people in America must read this book. Based on a large set of case studies written by authors from various disciplines, Not by Faith Alone presents the full picture of how faith-based organizations act as a substitute for public care in America. The editors provide us with ... Read morean insightful introduction that helps to understand the dynamics of local care by organizations of various faith traditions.
Ram A. Cnaan, University of Pennsylvania Not by Faith Alone demonstrates that faith-based organizations (FBOs) play a major role in contemporary American life, from California to New England and from the Dakotas to the Texas border. The authors address a broad range of significant and controversial social and economic issues—community services, community development, education, homelessness assistance, refugee services, and drug addiction/rehabilitation programs. The volume's chapters emphasize an anthropological and ethnographic approach to FBOs while showing awareness of the contributions from other disciplines. Especially valuable is the editors' introduction, in which they offer an excellent history of 'faithful service' in America in light of several typologies for understanding the diversity of FBOs in the United States and abroad. This volume will be of great value to scholars and to practitioners and will serve as a landmark collection for appreciating the important role of faith-based organizations in American society.
Robert V. Kemper, Southern Methodist University Various authors from diverse disciplines who have studied US faith-based organizations that serve as alternate opportunities for public care have written these in-depth ethnographic studies. Twelve articles cover different faith-based organizations that strive to help their communities by offering aid in the areas that they deem most needy. For example, the organization in Brownsville, Texas, that established a settlement house in 1953 has today grown into a compound that offers a multiplicity of services ranging from employment to alcoholism treatment. A mosque located in a Hispanic Latino neighborhood in California operates a free health clinic open to all. Although faith-based organizations striving to serve the indigent population are not new to the US (the Salvation Army has existed since 1865), the 2001 Bush White House initiatives opened the doors to more organizations by allowing groups to apply for funding without having to jump through the hoops of nonprofit organizations. A well-written and edited book that is a great resource for students, social scientists, and faith-based organizations. Summing Up: Highly recommended.
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Not by Faith Alone offers an interesting, thorough, and current review of the eclectic field of FBOs in the United States. The topics cover an historical account, definitional terminology, thematic connections with numerous organizations with a wide range of size and scope. It will be of value to anyone wanting to understand FBOs and their relationships to the communities in which they work.
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
This updated book provides on in-depth ethnographic study of faith-based development organizations in the US, shining a much-needed critical light onto these organizations and their role by exploring the varied ways that faith-based organizations attempt to mend the fissures and mitigate the effects of neoliberal capitalism, poverty, and the social service sector on the poor and powerless. The contributors demonstrate the importance of grounded analysis of the specific discourses, practices, and beliefs that imbue faith-based development with such power, and they reveal both the promise and the limitations of this particular vehicle of service delivery.
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