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The Invisible Caring Hand

American Congregations and the Provision of Welfare
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This text attempts to provide knowledge about congregational life and its ability to play a key role in social service provision in the US. Based on in-depth interviews with clergy and lay leaders in 251 congregations across the US, it reveals the many ways in which congregations are already working, beneath the radar, to care for people in need. This study should provide much-sought empirical data to social scientists, religious studies scholars and those involved in the debates over the role of faith-based organizations in social services, as well as to clergy and congregation members themselves.
I An Overview of Congregations 1 Congregations in Society 2 The Historical Development of American Congregations II Congregations Involvement: Empirical Findings 3 The Congregations in Our Study 4 Congregational Involvement I: Areas of Involvement 5 Congregational Involvement II: Characteristics of Service and Financial Value 6 Which Congregations Tend to Get Involved 7 Comparing Neighbors: Canada and the U.S.A. III Congregations for Society: Additional Studies 8 Small-Town Congregations: The Case of Council Grove, Kansas 9 Mediating Structures: The Greater New Orleans Federation of Churches 10 Social Ministry in the Community: The Case of St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church and Urban Bridges IV Concluding Remarks 11 Volunteerism and Organized Religion 12 Why and How Congregations Get Involved in Service Delivery 13 The Congregational Norm of Community Involvement 14 The Broader Perspective: Congregations for Society and Beyond
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