Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare : Associational Life and Religion in Contemporary Africa and Latin America

The case studies in this volume examine the activities of faith-based institutions in a representative sample of African and Latin American countries, including societies with and without a dominant religious tradition, and states with different levels and types of government-provided social services. Among other questions, the chapters examine the types of social service activities faith-based organizations engage in; their effect on civil society and democratic processes; their influence on the character of local and national communities; and what new pressures would be brought to bear on state-provided services if these faith-based organizations ceased to exist.

• | Author: Miguel Glatzer, Paul Christopher Manuel, Christine Gustafson
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Feb 06, 2024
• | Number of Pages: NA pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 3031319591
• | ISBN-13: 9783031319594