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Saving souls, serving society : understanding the faith factor in church-based social ministry /

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Main Authors: Unruh, Heidi Rolland.
Corporate Authors: Oxford University Press.
Group Author: Sider, Ronald J.
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: Oxford ; New York :
Publication Dates: 2005.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Christian sociology.
Missions > Theory.
Evangelistic work.
Church and social problems.
Church charities.
Online Access: http://www.iresearchbook.cn/f/ebook/detail?id=71730bf192634197923000b97a6fb307
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (x, 323 pages)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-310) and index.
ISBN: 9780198036579
9780195161557
Index Number: BT738
CLC: B977
Contents: Introduction : church-based social ministry in context -- The churches and their ministries -- Case studies of faith in action -- Perceptions of spiritual meaning in faith-based social action -- Religious elements of faith-based social programs -- A typology of faith-based organizations and programs -- Defining mission orientations : the relationship between social action and evangelism -- Influences on congregational mission -- Conversionist churches and social action -- Does faith work? : spiritual dynamics and social outcomes -- Social capital and spiritual capital -- Conclusion : new understandings, new questions, new opportunities -- Appendix 1 : profiles of the case-study churches -- Appendix 2 : pastoral interview (excerpt).

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