Faith, public policy, and civil society
Subtitle: policies, problems and concepts in faith-based public action
By: Adam Dinham ; foreword by Lord Tyler of Linkinhorne.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780230573307
Subjects: Church charities -- Government policy -- Great Britain; Religion and politics -- Great Britain; Church charities -- Government policy -- United States; Religion and politics -- United States; Church charities -- Government policy -- Canada; Religion and politics -- Canada
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Faiths at the public table; title: Who on earth are we talking about? faiths, diversity and localism; title: What on earth are we talking about? Meanings, definitions and debates; title: Faiths and the faith community; title: Faiths, social capital and community cohesion; title: Faiths and the provision of services; title: Faiths, governance and democracy; title: Faiths, active citizens and strengthened communities; title: Conclusion: Policies, problems and controversies.