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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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The Tragedy of American Compassion: Learning From History
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.
Review: The Human Cost of Welfare by Phil Harvey & Lisa Conyers
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 […]
Beyond Charity – The Call to Christian Community Development
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 […]
Review: The Tragedy of American Compassion by Marvin Olasky
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. […]