Social ministry in the Lutheran tradition
By: Foster McCurley, editor.
Contributors: McCurley, Foster R.
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780800621292
Subjects: Lutheran Church -- Charities -- History; Christian sociology -- Lutheran Church -- History; Social service -- Religious aspects -- Lutheran Church -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The social justice legacy of the Bible / Foster McCurley; title: The relief of the needy in their distress : early and medieval Christian social initiatives / Samuel Torvend; title: Martin Luther's contributions to social service / Carter Lindberg; title: Modern Christianity : the growth and development of Lutheran social witness / Eric Gritsch; title: American Lutheran expressions of social service till World War II / Carl Uehling; title: Social ministry organizations in America since World War II / Bob Duea; title: Where from here? : the changing context and commitments.