Is Christian religious conservatism compatible with the liberal social welfare state?

Social Work

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 269-276

  Belcher, John R ^a   Fandetti, Donald ^a   Cole, Danny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Christianity; Conservatism; Social change; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; POLITICS; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

CHARITIES; CHRISTIANITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; POLITICS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2542590893     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/49.2.269     Document Type: Article

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