The promise of faith-based social services: Perception versus reality

Social Thought

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-23

  Gibelman, Margaret ^a   Gelman, Sheldon R ^a  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Faith based initiative; Faith based services; Religious charities; Sectarian social services

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247135231     PISSN: 0099183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15426432.2003.9960323     Document Type: Article

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