Created in the image of God? Progressive social services and faith-based organizations
There are concerns that religion in state-funded social services for people experiencing poverty can lead to discrimination, proselytizing, and moralism. The welfare state ideals of universalism and comprehensiveness sought to overcome limitations of social services provided by faith-based organizat...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Carfax Publ.
2021
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| In: |
Journal of contemporary religion
Jahr: 2021, Band: 36, Heft: 3, Seiten: 461-481 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Heilsarmee
/ Gottebenbildlichkeit
/ Inklusion (Soziologie)
/ Sozialdienst
/ Religiöse Organisation
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| RelBib Classification: | CH Christentum und Gesellschaft KDG Freikirche NBE Anthropologie NCC Sozialethik RK Diakonik; Diakonie; Caritas |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Justice
B Universalism B Social Services B faith-based organizations |
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| Zusammenfassung: | There are concerns that religion in state-funded social services for people experiencing poverty can lead to discrimination, proselytizing, and moralism. The welfare state ideals of universalism and comprehensiveness sought to overcome limitations of social services provided by faith-based organizations. Against the backdrop of the secular welfare state theories—albeit often unrealized—and concerns that faith in social services leads to exclusion, this article demonstrates how evangelical faith can drive progressive social services. Drawing on ethnographic research in Australia, the article illustrates how commitment to the doctrine that all people are created in the image of God shapes a model of social service where faith is explicitly positioned to disrupt distinctions between the moral and the immoral. Our analysis demonstrates how faith is used to challenge the assumption that people’s behaviors reflect their values, aspirations, and identities. Faith drives and justifies non-exclusionary social service provision. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9419 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13537903.2021.1959163 |