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Paul A. Fideler crosses period boundaries to establish the five-centuries-long symbiosis between the pre-industrial market economy and parish-centered social welfare, institutionalized in the Elizabethan Poor Law. Utilizing recent work in economic, social, demographic, political, medical and welfare history and attending to developments in religion, ethics, and political thought, he highlights the unique assumptions, perceptions and repertoire of relief initiatives that sustained the Elizabethan social welfare tradition until its demise in the early decades of industrialization.

Church charities --- Poor laws --- Poor --- Public welfare --- History.

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A front-burner issue on the public policy agenda today is the increased use of partnerships between government and nongovernmental entities, including faith-based social service organizations. In the wake of President Bush's faith-based initiative, many are still wondering about the effectiveness of these faith-based organizations in providing services to those in need, and whether they provide better outcomes than more traditional government, secular nonprofit, and for-profit organizations. In Faith, Hope, and Jobs, Stephen V. Monsma and J. Christopher Soper study the effectiveness of 17 diff

Welfare recipients --- Public welfare --- Social service --- Public-private sector cooperation --- Church charities --- Evaluation research (Social action programs) --- Employment --- Contracting out

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What should we expect--and not expect--from the government in times of crisis? 'Big government didn't work,' says veteran journalist and political analyst Marvin Olasky. 'And it is clear that a new paradigm for responding to national crisis has emerged. Private and faith-based organizations have stepped in and politics will never be the same.'.

Disaster Relief --- Hurricane Katrina, 2005 --- Church Charities --- Church Work With Disaster Victims --- Church And Social Problems --- Humanitarian Assistance --- Social Science --- Nature --- Religion

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An elegantly written study that charts the relationship between Christianity and social service in Britain since the eighteenth century and presents a challenging new interpretation of the links between Christian decline and democratic traditions.

Church charities --- Church work with the poor --- Church and social problems --- Social service --- Church and the poor --- Poor --- Kairos documents --- Religious social work --- Charities --- Church finance --- Faith-based human services --- Religious aspects --- Christianity. --- 258 <420> --- Benevolent institutions --- Philanthropy --- Relief stations (for the poor) --- Social service agencies --- Social welfare --- Social work --- Human services --- Religious aspects&delete& --- Christianity --- Caritas. Weldadigheid. Welzijnszorg. Naastenliefde--Engeland