Contrasts in Religion, Community, and Structure at Three Homeless Shelters: Changing Lives - Brossura

Jindra, Ines W.; Jindra, Michael; DeGenero, Sarah

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ISBN 10: 0367677121 ISBN 13: 9780367677121

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2024

Riassunto

How do people in poverty and homelessness change their lives and get back on their feet? Homeless shelters across the world play a huge role in this process. Many of them are religious, but there is a lot of diversity in faith-based non-profits that assist people affected by poverty and homelessness. In this timely book, the authors look at three homeless shelters that take more or less intensive approaches to faith, community, and programming.

In one shelter, for instance, residents are required to do a program of classes that includes group Bible study, worship, and self-evaluation. The other two examined are significantly less faith-based, but in different ways and with different structures. The authors show how the three shelters tackle homelessness differently, drawing on narrative biographical interviews and case studies with residents, interviews with staff, and case study research of the three shelters.

Entering into significant debates in social theory over religion, agency, cognitive action, and culture, this book is important reading for scholars and students in religious studies, sociology and social work.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Ines W. Jindra is an assistant professor of Social Work and BSW program director in the Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminology at Idaho State University in Pocatello, U.S.A.

Michael Jindra is a cultural anthropologist at the Institute on Culture, Religion & World Affairs at Boston University, U.S.A.

Sarah DeGenero is a graduate from Gordon College, U.S.A.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2024
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0367677121
• ISBN 13: 9780367677121
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 188
• Contatto del produttore: Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis; gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Germania