Land of Stark Contrasts - Faith-Based Responses to Homelessness in the United States (Paperback)

An important new volume showcasing a wide range of faith-based responses to one of today's most pressing social issues, challenging us to expand our ways of understanding. Land of Stark Contrasts brings together the work of social scientists, ethicists, and theologians exploring the profound role of religion in understanding and responding to homelessness and housing insecurity in all corners of the United States-from Seattle, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley to Dallas and San Antonio to Washington, D.C., and Boston. Together, the essays of Land of Stark Contrasts chart intriguing ways forward for future initiatives to address the root causes of homelessness. In this way they are essential reading for practical theologians, congregational leaders, and faith-based nonprofit organizers exploring how to combine spiritual and material care for homeless individuals and other vulnerable populations. Social workers, nonprofit managers, and policy specialists seeking to understand how to partner better with faith-based organizations will also find the chapters in this volume an invaluable resource. Contributors include James V. Spickard, Manuel Mejido Costoya and Margaret Breen, Michael R. Fisher Jr., Laura Stivers, Lauren Valk Lawson, Bruce Granville Miller, Nancy A. Khalil, John A. Coleman, S.J., Jeremy Phillip Brown, Paul Houston Blankenship, Maria Teresa Davila, Roberto Mata, and Sathianathan Clarke. Co-published with Seattle University's Center for Religious Wisdom and World Affairs

General

Imprint:	Fordham University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2021
Editors:	Manuel Mejido Costoya
Contributors:	Paul H Blankenship • Margaret Breen • Jeremy Brown • Sathianathan Clarke • John A. Coleman • Maria Teresa Davila • Michael R Fisher • Nancy Khalil • Lauren Lawson
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-0-8232-9396-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Homelessness Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Christianity
LSN:	0-8232-9396-3
Barcode:	9780823293964

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