Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare: Associational Life and Religion in Contemporary Africa and Latin America (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783031319594)

The case studies in this volume examine the activities of faith-based institutions in a representative sample of African and Latin American countries, including societies with and without a dominant religious tradition, and states with different levels and types of government-provided social services. Among other questions, the chapters examine the types of social service activities faith-based organizations engage in; their effect on civil society and democratic processes; their influence on the character of local and national communities; and what new pressures would be brought to bear on state-provided services if these faith-based organizations ceased to exist.

Author: Miguel Glatzer
ISBN-10: 3031319591
ISBN-13: 9783031319594
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 02/06/2024
Pages: 325
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.81d