The arc of faith-based initiatives : religion's changing role in welfare service provision /

This volume offers an in-depth examination of a diverse range of faith-based programs implemented in three different geographical locales: family support in rural Mississippi, transitional housing in Michigan, and addiction recovery in the Pacific Northwest (Washington-Oregon). Various types of reli...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Bartkowski, John P., 1966- (Author), Grettenberger, Susan E. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018] ©2018
Subjects:	Faith-based human services > United States > Case studies. Social service > Religious aspects. Church charities. Faith-based human services. United States. Case studies.

Table of Contents:

Faith-based persistence and permutations
Faith-based initiatives reconsidered: the complicated relationship between religion and social welfare service provision
Faith-based versus secular support for fragile families: parent education in the rural South
Across the continuum of care: transitional housing programs in the Midwest
Addiction recovery: residential drug and alcohol treatment programs in the Pacific Northwest
Does faith matter? Client transformation in parenting, housing, and addiction recovery programs
Conclusion: promising partners or strange bedfellows? Faith-based providers and government funders
Appendix A: Methods in brief
Appendix B: Research instuments
Appendix C: Descriptions of programs and agencies.