This original book makes a timely and potentially controversial
contribution both to the teaching of social policy and the wider
debates surrounding it in Britain today. It offers a critical and
theoretically-sensitive overview of the role of religious values,
actors and institutions in the development of state and non-state
social welfare provision in Britain, combining historical
discussion of the relationship between religion and social policy
in Britain with a comparative theoretical discussion that covers
continental Europe and North America. Grounded in new empirical
research on religious welfare organisations from the nine major
faiths in the UK, the book brings together all of these
perspectives to argue for an analytical shift in the definition of
wellbeing through a new concept called 'ways of being'. This
reflects the moral, ideational and cultural underpinnings of social
welfare. Written in a readable style, the book will appeal to
students and tutors of social policy, as well as policy-makers
seeking to inform themselves about the key issues surrounding
faith-based welfare in modern Britain.
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