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Lifting up the poor : a dialogue on religion, poverty & welfare reform /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bane, Mary Jo
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Other Authors: Mead, Lawrence M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2003]
Series:Pew Forum dialogues on religion and public life.
Subjects:
Poor > United States.
Poverty > Religious aspects.
Poverty > Biblical teaching.
Public welfare > United States.
Church and social problems > United States.
Social justice > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / E.J. Dionne Jr., Jean Bethke Elshtain, and Kayla M. Drogosz
  • A Catholic policy analyst looks at poverty / Mary Jo Bane
  • A biblical response to poverty / Lawrence M. Mead
  • A reply to Mead / Mary Jo Bane
  • A reply to Bane / Lawrence M. Mead
  • Personal responsibility means social responsibility / Mary Jo Bane
  • Guarantee work rather than aid / Lawrence M. Mead.