Preface

The Challenge of Devolution and the Promise of Religious-Based Social Services: An Introduction

PART 1. THE AMBIVALENT COEXISTENCE OF SOCIAL WORK AND RELIGIOUS-BASED SOCIAL SERVICES

What Do We Mean by ``Religious-Based Social Services''?

Religious-Based Social Services in Social Work Literature and Education

Reasons for the Rift Between Social Work and Religious-Based Social Services

PART 2. PROVISION OF RELIGIOUS-BASED SOCIAL SERVICES: THEOLOGICAL UNDERPINNINGS, HISTORICAL TRENDS, AND CURRENT FINDINGS

Theological Teaching and Emphasis on Helping the Needy

Religious Roots of America's Social Services System

Religion and the Quality of Life of Individuals

Religion and Social Services Provision at the End of the Twentieth Century

Empowerment and Organized Religion

Religious-Based Social Services Provision: Findings from Local Studies---Greensboro

Religious-Based Social Services Provision: Findings from Local Studies---Philadelphia

PART 3. THE CHALLENGE AHEAD

Political and Societal Trends in Social Services Provision

Toward a Limited Partnership for a Newer Deal

References

Contributors

Name Index

Subject Index