Are strategies that seek to go beyond the handout model of charity new? No. On the contrary, Dr. Marvin Olasky’s book The Tragedy of American Compassion demonstrates that charity which promotes challenge, relationship, and spiritual growth was the norm for effective methods of addressing poverty.
There is a great deal of material from the conservative perspective about the failure of welfare, and a great deal from the liberal perspective about the moral imperatives of […]
by John Perkins, 1993 A brief summary with excerpts by James Whitford In Beyond Charity, Dr. John Perkins calls for the church to exercise solidarity with the poor through […]
A review by James Whitford Marvin Olasky’s Tragedy of American Compassion is an in depth review of the history of American charity and its contrast to the welfare system. […]
True Charity
- Ennoble Podcast
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- The Forge: Residential Life Transformation Lessons from a Man with a Resume
- The Power of Unconditional Love: A Synopsis of Same Kind of Different As Me
- Reframing Our Ministry Practices in Light of God’s Story of Change
- Measuring Impact: Notes from a True Charity Chat
- Is the Pursuit of Human Flourishing Scriptural?
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- The Impact of Servant Leadership
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