Fighting to preserve a nation's soul: America's ecumenical war on poverty
Introduction: setting the context for the struggle : religion and the war on poverty -- "Kind of a secular sacrament" : the Catholic war on poverty -- The conscience of the church : The National Council of Churches and the war on poverty -- Creating an ecumenical antipoverty coalition : IF...
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| Language: | English |
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Athens
The University of Georgia Press
[2019]
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Ecumene
/ Poverty
/ Struggle against
/ History 1964-1969
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| Further subjects: | B
Economic assistance, Domestic
History
20th century
United States
B Economic assistance, Domestic Moral and ethical aspects United States B Shriver, Sargent 1915-2011 |
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Table of Contents Blurb Literaturverzeichnis |
| Summary: | Introduction: setting the context for the struggle : religion and the war on poverty -- "Kind of a secular sacrament" : the Catholic war on poverty -- The conscience of the church : The National Council of Churches and the war on poverty -- Creating an ecumenical antipoverty coalition : IFCO, black power, and the war on poverty -- The Black Manifesto : challenging the ecumenical antipoverty coalition -- Fracturing the antipoverty coalition : the aftermath of the Black Manifesto -- Conclusion: "To become as radical as Christ" : faith-based activism and the long war on poverty in the twenty-first century -- Manuscript repositories and collections -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke |
| ISBN: | 0820354872 |