Faith Based: Religious Neoliberalism and the Politics of Welfare in the United States

Author/Contributor(s):	Hackworth, Jason
Publisher:	University of Georgia Press
Date:	06/01/2012
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Through case studies of gospel rescue missions, Habitat for Humanity, and religious charities in post-Katrina New Orleans, Jason Hackworth describes both the theory and practice of faith-based welfare, revealing fundamental tensions between the religious and economic wings of the conservative movement.