Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare
Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare: Associational Life and Religion in Contemporary Africa and Latin America
by Miguel Glatzer, Paul Christopher Manuel
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031319591 | 350 Pages | True ePUB | 4.9 MB
by Miguel Glatzer, Paul Christopher Manuel
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031319591 | 350 Pages | True ePUB | 4.9 MB
The case studies in this volume examine the activities of faith-based institutions in a representative sample of African and Latin American countries, including societies with and without a dominant religious tradition, and states with different levels and types of government-provided social services. Among other questions, the chapters examine the types of social service activities faith-based organizations engage in; their effect on civil society and democratic processes; their influence on the character of local and national communities; and what new pressures would be brought to bear on state-provided services if these faith-based organizations ceased to exist.