{"product_id":"gods-economy-lew-daly-9780226134833","title":"God's Economy: Faith-Based Initiatives and the Caring State","description":"\u003cp\u003ePresident Obama has signaled a sharp break from many Bush Administration policies, but he remains committed to federal support for religious social service providers. Like George W. Bush's faith-based initiative, though, Obama's version of the policy has generated loud criticism--from both sides of the aisle--even as the communities that stand to benefit suffer through an ailing economy. \u003ci\u003eGod's Economy\u003c\/i\u003e reveals that virtually all of the critics, as well as many supporters, have long misunderstood both the true implications of faith-based partnerships and their unique potential for advancing social justice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnearthing the intellectual history of the faith-based initiative, Lew Daly locates its roots in the pluralist tradition of Europe's Christian democracies, in which the state shares sovereignty with social institutions. He argues that Catholic and Dutch Calvinist ideas played a crucial role in the evolution of this tradition, as churches across nineteenth-century Europe developed philosophical and legal defenses to protect their education and social programs against ascendant governments. Tracing the influence of this heritage\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon the past three decades of American social policy and church-state law, Daly finally untangles the radical beginnings of the faith-based initiative. In the process, he frees it from the narrow culture-war framework that has limited debate on the subject since Bush opened the White House Office for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA major contribution from an important new voice at the intersection of religion and politics, \u003ci\u003eGod's Economy\u003c\/i\u003e points the way toward policymaking that combines strong social support with a new moral focus on the protection of families and communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lew Daly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226134830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226134833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/09\/2009 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/30\/2010 pg. 39","brand":"Lew Daly","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086393749759,"sku":"9780226134833","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b298f6a0-67ec-4bc1-bb26-b008ad139ff3.jpg?v=1769094425","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gods-economy-lew-daly-9780226134833","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}