Religion and Faith-Based Welfare: From Wellbeing to Ways of Being

Rana Jawad

doi:10.46692/9781847423917

This original book offers a critical overview of the role of religious values, actors and institutions in the development of social welfare provision in Britain, combining historical discussion of the relationship between religion and social policy in Britain with a comparative theoretical discussion covering Europe and North America.

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Frontmatter
pp i-ii
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Contents
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction: Thinking about religious welfare and rethinking social policy
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Part I - Religion, social welfare and social policy in the UK
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one - Conceptualising the relationship between religion and social policy I: historical perspectives
pp 33-54
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two - Conceptualising the relationship between religion and social policy II: theoretical perspectives
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three - The contemporary British context: social and policy profiles in relation to religion
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Part II - Sector-specific religious welfare provision in the current UK context
pp 127-128
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four - Social work and social action
pp 129-148
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five - Health
pp 149-168
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six - Social care
pp 169-186
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seven - Poverty reduction and financial assistance
pp 187-204
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eight - Housing, urban governance and regeneration
pp 205-222
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Conclusion: Theoretical and practical implications for social policy
pp 223-240
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References
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Index
pp 261-268
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From Wellbeing to Ways of Being

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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-ii

Contents
pp iii-iii

Acknowledgements
pp iv-iv

Introduction: Thinking about religious welfare and rethinking social policy
pp 1-30

Part I - Religion, social welfare and social policy in the UK
pp 31-32

one - Conceptualising the relationship between religion and social policy I: historical perspectives
pp 33-54

two - Conceptualising the relationship between religion and social policy II: theoretical perspectives
pp 55-90

three - The contemporary British context: social and policy profiles in relation to religion
pp 91-126

Part II - Sector-specific religious welfare provision in the current UK context
pp 127-128

four - Social work and social action
pp 129-148

five - Health
pp 149-168

six - Social care
pp 169-186

seven - Poverty reduction and financial assistance
pp 187-204

eight - Housing, urban governance and regeneration
pp 205-222

Conclusion: Theoretical and practical implications for social policy
pp 223-240

References
pp 241-260

Index
pp 261-268

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