Religious Giving

Religious Giving

Author: David H. Smith

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2010-04-06

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 0253004187

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Religious Giving considers the connection between religion and giving within the Abrahamic traditions. Each contributor begins with the assumption that there is something inherently right or natural about the connection. But what exactly is it? To whom should we give, how much should we give, what is the relationship between our giving and our relationship to God? Writing for the introspective donor, congregational leader, or student interested in ways of meeting human needs, the authors focus on the philosophical or theological dimensions of giving. The contributors' goal is not to report on institutional practices, but to provide thoughtful, constructive guidance to the reader -- informed by a critical understanding of the religious traditions under review.


Faith and Philanthropy in America

Faith and Philanthropy in America

Author: Robert Wuthnow

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Published: 1990-08-22

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

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A Publication of INDEPENDENT SECTOR Examines the patterns of charitable activity among members of several major faiths and traces the historical and theological roots of giving traditions.


Philanthropy in the World's Traditions

Philanthropy in the World's Traditions

Author: Warren Frederick Ilchman

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1998-09-22

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 9780253333926

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Though voluntary association for the public good is often thought of as a peculiarly Western, even Christian concept, this book demonstrates that there are rich traditions of philanthropy in cultures throughout the world. Essays study philanthropy in Buddhist, Islamic, Hindu, Jewish, and Native American religious traditions, as well as many other cultures.


Religion in Philanthropic Organizations

Religion in Philanthropic Organizations

Author: Thomas J. Davis

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2013-09-26

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780253009951

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Religion in Philanthropic Organizations explores the tensions inherent in religious philanthropies across a variety of organizations and examines the effect assumptions about "professional" philanthropy have had on how religious philanthropies carry out their activities. Among the organizations discussed are the Salvation Army, the World Council of Churches, and Catholic Charities USA. The essays focus on the work of one individual, Robert Pierce, founder of World Vision and Samaritan's Purse, and on more general matters such as philanthropy and Jewish identity, American Muslim philanthropy since 9/11, and the federal program that funds faith-based initiatives. The book sheds light on how religion and philanthropy function in American society, shaping and being shaped by the culture and its notions of the "common good."


Religion and Charity

Religion and Charity

Author: Robert P. Weller

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1108418678

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This book challenges our assumptions about morality by explaining how industrialized philanthropy and universalized goodness came to dominate Chinese religious engagement.


God's Internationalists

God's Internationalists

Author: David P. King

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 2019-05-31

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 0812250966

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Over the past seventy years, World Vision has grown from a small missionary agency to the largest Christian humanitarian organization in the world, with 40,000 employees, offices in nearly one hundred countries, and an annual budget of over $2 billion. While founder Bob Pierce was an evangelist with street smarts, the most recent World Vision U.S. presidents move with ease between megachurches, the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies, and the corridors of Capitol Hill. Though the organization has remained decidedly Christian, it has earned the reputation as an elite international nongovernmental organization managed efficiently by professional experts fluent in the language of both marketing and development. God's Internationalists is the first comprehensive study of World Vision—or any such religious humanitarian agency. In chronicling the organization's transformation from 1950 to the present, David P. King approaches World Vision as a lens through which to explore shifts within post-World War II American evangelicalism as well as the complexities of faith-based humanitarianism. Chronicling the evolution of World Vision's practices, theology, rhetoric, and organizational structure, King demonstrates how the organization rearticulated and retained its Christian identity even as it expanded beyond a narrow American evangelical subculture. King's pairing of American evangelicals' interactions abroad with their own evolving identity at home reframes the traditional narrative of modern American evangelicalism while also providing the historical context for the current explosion of evangelical interest in global social engagement. By examining these patterns of change, God's Internationalists offers a distinctive angle on the history of religious humanitarianism.


International Encyclopedia of Civil Society

International Encyclopedia of Civil Society

Author: Helmut K. Anheier

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-11-24

Total Pages: 1722

ISBN-13: 0387939962

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Recently the topic of civil society has generated a wave of interest, and a wealth of new information. Until now no publication has attempted to organize and consolidate this knowledge. The International Encyclopedia of Civil Society fills this gap, establishing a common set of understandings and terminology, and an analytical starting point for future research. Global in scope and authoritative in content, the Encyclopedia offers succinct summaries of core concepts and theories; definitions of terms; biographical entries on important figures and organizational profiles. In addition, it serves as a reliable and up-to-date guide to additional sources of information. In sum, the Encyclopedia provides an overview of the contours of civil society, social capital, philanthropy and nonprofits across cultures and historical periods. For researchers in nonprofit and civil society studies, political science, economics, management and social enterprise, this is the most systematic appraisal of a rapidly growing field.


The Almanac of American Philanthropy

The Almanac of American Philanthropy

Author: Karl Zinsmeister

Publisher: The Philanthropy Roundtable

Published: 2017-10-17

Total Pages: 443

ISBN-13: 0997852607

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Philanthropy in America is a giant undertaking—every year more than $390 billion is voluntarily given by individuals, foundations, and businesses to a riot of good causes. Donation rates are two to ten times higher in the U.S. than in comparable nations, and privately funded efforts to solve social problems, enrich culture, and strengthen society are among the most significant undertakings in the United States. The Almanac of American Philanthropy was created to serve as the definitive reference on America's distinctive philanthropy. Upon its publication it immediately became the authoritative, yet highly readable, 1,342-page bible of private giving—chronicling the greatest donors in history, the most influential achievements, the essential statistics, and summaries of vital ideas about charitable action. Now there is this new Compact Edition of the Almanac. It offers highlights of the crucial information and fascinating arguments contained in the full-length Almanac, in a condensed format. All updated to 2017!


Charitable Choices

Charitable Choices

Author: John P. Bartkowski

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2003-02

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 0814799019

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An ethnographic study of faith-based poverty relief programs in 30 congregations in the rural south.


Giving

Giving

Author: Jerome B. Schneewind

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1996-11-22

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780253113337

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What ways do we have for understanding charity and philanthropy? How do we come to think in these ways? In this volume, historians of antiquity, the middle ages, early modern thought, and the Victorian era discuss the evolution of thinking about and practicing voluntary giving, taking up some inescapable questions about charity.