Книга: Robert Wuthnow «Saving America? Faith-Based Services and the Future of Civil Society»
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On January 29, 2001, President George W. Bush signed an executive order creating the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. This action marked a key step toward institutionalizing an idea that emerged in the mid-1990s under the Clinton administration--the transfer of some social programs from government control to religious organizations. However, despite an increasingly vocal, ideologically charged national debate-a debate centered on such questions as: What are these organizations doing? How well are they doing it? Should they be supported with tax dollars?-solid answers have been few. In Saving America? Robert Wuthnow provides a wealth of up-to-date information whose absence, until now, has hindered the pursuit of answers. Assembling and analyzing new evidence from research he and others have conducted, he reveals what social support faith-based agencies are capable of providing. Among the many questions he addresses: Are congregations effective... Издательство: "Princeton University Press" (2006)
ISBN: 0691126283, 978-0691126289 Купить за 1050 руб на Озоне |
Robert Wuthnow
Robert Wuthnow is a
He has a
His most known books include:
*God and Mammon in America
*Growing Up Religious: Christians and Jews and Their Journeys of Faith
*Acts of Compassion: Caring for Others and Helping Ourselves (
*Sharing the journey: support groups and America's new quest for community
*Communities of Discourse
*Meaning and Moral Order
*America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity
*The Restructuring of American Religion
*After Heaven
References
* [http://www.princeton.edu/~wuthnow/publications.html CV]
External links
* [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week534/rwuthnow.html Interview with Robert Wuthnow]
* [http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewPrint&articleId=4398 "The Moral Minority"] , article by Wuthnow
* [http://www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/lake_lecture2003.html 2003 Lake Lecture:Faith and Giving: From Christian Charity to Spiritual Practice]
Источник: Robert Wuthnow
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