Not by Faith Alone

Edited by Julie Adkins; Laurie A. Occhipinti and Tara Hefferan - Contributions by Janet Bauer; Janet G. Brashler; Wendy Cadge; Andrea Chivakos; Scott T. Fitzgerald; William Garriott; Lance D. Laird; Katherine Lambert-Pennington; Isaac Morrison; Leah Munde

This volume builds on the existing ethnographic literature on faith-based development internationally to offer a fresh and sophisticated analysis of faith-based organizations in the United States. The case studies included offer starting points for expanded discussions on the meaning of 'faith-based' development, the differences between faith-based and secular development approaches, the influence of faith-orientation on program formulation and delivery, and whether faith-based organizations can offer more efficient and effective solutions to structural inequality and poverty alleviation.

Chapter 1: Social Services, Social Justice, and Faith-Based Organizations: An Introduction Chapter 2: A Theology of Presence: Faith Partnerships with U.S. Public Schools Chapter 3: On the Border: Faith-Based Initiatives and Pentecostal Praxis in Brownsville, Texas Chapter 4: Faith-Based Development and Community Renaissance: Tradition and Transformation in South Memphis Chapter 5: Bricks without Straw: Faith-Based Responses to Homelessness in the Hostile City Chapter 6: Muslims, Medicine, and Mercy: Tales of Two Clinics in Southern California Chapter 7: Culture, History, and Discourse at Tree of Life: A Faith-Based Relief Agency in Mission, South Dakota Chapter 8: What's Islam Got to Do with It? American Pluralism, Ethnographic Sensibilities, and Faith-Based Refugee Resettlement in Hartford, Connecticut Chapter 9: Translating Religious Traditions into Service: Lessons from the Faith and Organizations Project Chapter 10: Religious Organizational Identity and Environmental Demands Chapter 11: Bio-pistis and the Conversion of a Heroin Addict: God, Prison, and Biomedicine Chapter 12: Straight from the Devil: Contours of "the Public" in American Public Health