Reading 'The Theology of Welfare' is like sitting in on an animated discussion of welfare reform, faith-based social services, and church-state relationship, and noting subtle and substantive theological differences separating devout believers on matters of faith and public policy. -- Matthew Schobert * Family Ministry * The strength of 'The Theology of Welfare' is its distillation, in conversational form, of some of the basic religious perspectives in the current debates over welfare, poverty , and government intervention. Charitable choice and the faith-based initiative involve issues that will be a part of public discourse for some time. 'The Theology of Welfare' is a useful overview and introduction to that discourse. -- Paul Mastin, Acton Institute * Journal of Church and State * The strength of 'The Theology of Welfare' is its distillation, in conversational form, of some of the basic religious perspectives in the current debates over welfare, poverty , and government intervention. Charitable choice and the faith-based initiative involve issues that will be a part of public discourse for some time. 'The Theology of Welfare' is a useful overview and introduction to that discourse. -- Paul Mastin, Acton Institute * Journal of Church and State * Reading 'The Theology of Welfare' is like sitting in on an animated discussion of welfare reform, faith-based social services, and church-state relationship, and noting subtle and substantive theological differences separating devout believers on matters of faith and public policy. -- Matthew Schobert * Family Ministry *
