Faith-based organisations and exclusion in European cities / edited by Justin Beaumont and Paul Cloke.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This timely book explores the role played by faith-based organisations (FBOs), which are growing in importance in the provision of social services in the European context.

Introduction to the study of faith-based organisations and exclusion in European cities / Justin Beaumont and Paul Cloke -- Part I: Defining relations of faith-based organisations -- State-religion relations and welfare regimes in Europe / José Luis Romanillos, Justin Beaumont and Mustafa Se̦n -- Spaces of postsecular engagement in cities / Agatha Herman ... [et al.] -- Faith-based organisations, urban governance and welfare state retrenchment / Ingemar Elander, Maarten Davelaar and Andrés Walliser -- Radical faith praxis? Exploring the changing theological landscape of Christian faith motivation / Paul Cloke, Samuel Thomas and Andrew Williams -- Ethical citizenship? Faith-based volunteers and the ethics of providing services for homeless people / Paul Cloke, Sarah Johnsen and John May -- Part II: Secotral studies -- Changing policies: how faith-based organisations participate in poverty policies / Danielle Dierckx, Jan Vranken and Ingemar Elander -- Moralising the poor? Faith-based organisations, the Big Society and contemporary workfare policy / Andrew Williams -- Shelter from the storm: faith-based organisations and providing relief for the homeless / Maarten Davelaar and Wendy Kerstens -- Turkish Islamic organisations: a comparative study in Germany, the Netherlands and Turkey / Jürgen Friedrichs ... [et al.] -- Convictional communities / Samuel Thomas -- Conclusion: Faith-based organisation phenomenon / Paul Cloke and Justin Beaumont.

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