Religion in Philanthropic Organizations explores the tensions
inherent in religious philanthropies across a variety of
organizations and examines the effect assumptions about
"professional, scientific, nonsectarian" philanthropy have had on
how religious philanthropies carry out their activities. The
organizations examined include the American Friends Service
Committee, the American Soviet Jewry Movement, Catholic Charities
USA, the Salvation Army, the World Council of Churches, and World
Vision (in global comparative context). The book also looks at
Robert Pierce, founder of World Vision and Samaritan's Purse, and
at matters not bounded by a single religious philanthropy:
philanthropy and Jewish identity, American Muslim philanthropy
since 9/11, and the complexities of the federal program that funds
faith-based initiatives. These essays shed light on how religion
and philanthropy function in American society, shaping and being
shaped by the culture and its notions of the "common good."
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