God's economy
Subtitle: faith-based initiatives and the caring state
By: Lew Daly ; with a foreword by E.J. Dionne Jr.
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780226134833
Subjects: Faith-based human services -- Political aspects -- United States; Church and state -- United States; Social service -- United States -- Religious aspects; United States -- Social policy -- 1993-
Description: A major contribution from an important new voice at the intersection of religion and politics, 'God's Economy' points the way toward policy making that combines strong social support with a new moral focus on the protection of families and communities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A new era of church-state cooperation; title: Religion and welfare reform: old battles and new directions; title: Religious autonomy and the limited state; title: The social law.