The Other Philadelphia Story: How Local Congregations Support Quality of Life in Urban America
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1. Verfasser: Cnaan, Ram A. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Philadelphia, Pa University of Pennsylvania Press 2007
Schriftenreihe:The City in the Twenty-First Century
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Beschreibung:Biographical note: Ram A. Cnaan is Professor, Associate Dean for Research, and Chair of the Doctoral Program in Social Welfare, as well as Director of the Program for Religion and Social Policy Research, at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice. He is the author of The Newer Deal: Social Work and Religion in Partnership and The Invisible Caring Hand: American Congregations and the Provision of Welfare
Main description: For many living in U.S. cities, social services come not from the government but from local churches. Based on the first census of congregations ever conducted in any American city, this book provides an authoritative account of the functioning of congregations, their involvement in social services, and their support of other organizations
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (352 S.)
ISBN:9780812201628
DOI:10.9783/9780812201628

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