Religious Elements of Church-Based Social Service Programs: Types, Variables and Integrative Strategies

Drawing on case studies of fifteen churches with community-serving activities, this article proposes an inductively-derived model for the ways that church-based social programs can incorporate an explicitly religious character or message. The layers of analysis move from categories of religious attr...

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Main Author: Unruh, Heidi Rolland (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publications 2004
In: Review of religious research
Year: 2004, Volume: 45, Issue: 4, Pages: 317-335
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