Piety and public funding: evangelicals and the state in modern america
Auteur :
Schäfer, Axel R.
Éditeur :
University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN :
9780812244113
Date de publication :
15 mai 2012
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Paper over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Despite the separation of church and state, public aid to religious agencies has traditionally been part of liberal social policy. This book shows that the post-World War II expansion of public funding for evangelical health care, educational, welfare, and foreign relief increasingly benefited the religious Right and contributed to its resurgence.