The Challenge of Devolution and the Promise of Religious-Based Social Services: An Introduction
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PART 1. THE AMBIVALENT COEXISTENCE OF SOCIAL WORK AND RELIGIOUS-BASED SOCIAL SERVICES
What Do We Mean by ``Religious-Based Social Services''?
25
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Religious-Based Social Services in Social Work Literature and Education
47
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Reasons for the Rift Between Social Work and Religious-Based Social Services
69
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PART 2. PROVISION OF RELIGIOUS-BASED SOCIAL SERVICES: THEOLOGICAL UNDERPINNINGS, HISTORICAL TRENDS, AND CURRENT FINDINGS
Theological Teaching and Emphasis on Helping the Needy
91
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Religious Roots of America's Social Services System
112
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Religion and the Quality of Life of Individuals
133
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Religion and Social Services Provision at the End of the Twentieth Century
157
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Empowerment and Organized Religion
185
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Religious-Based Social Services Provision: Findings from Local Studies---Greensboro
212
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Religious-Based Social Services Provision: Findings from Local Studies---Philadelphia
229
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PART 3. THE CHALLENGE AHEAD
Political and Societal Trends in Social Services Provision
279
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Toward a Limited Partnership for a Newer Deal
299
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References
315
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Contributors
347
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Name Index
349
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Subject Index
359
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