When helping hurts : how to alleviate poverty without hurting the poor-- and yourself /
Churches and individual Christians typically have faulty assumptions about the causes of poverty, resulting in the use of strategies that do considerable harm to poor people and themselves. When Helping Hurts provides foundational concepts, clearly articulated general principles and relevant applica...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
Moody Publishers,
[2012]
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| Edition: | Expanded ed. |
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| Summary: | Churches and individual Christians typically have faulty assumptions about the causes of poverty, resulting in the use of strategies that do considerable harm to poor people and themselves. When Helping Hurts provides foundational concepts, clearly articulated general principles and relevant applications. The result is an effective and holistic ministry to the poor, not a truncated gospel. A situation is assessed for whether relief, rehabilitation or development is the best response to a situation. Efforts are characterized by an "asset based" approach rather than a "needs based" approach. Short term mission efforts are addressed and microenterprise development (MED) is explored. |
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| Item Description: | Edition statement taken from upper right corner of front cover. "Foreword by David Platt"--Cover. |
| Physical Description: | 274 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780802457066 0802457061 |