Faith-Based Initiatives and Aging Services

by James W. Ellor and F. Ellen Netting

Gain an understanding of the increased role religious congregations now play in providing social support to the elderly

Religious congregations and faith-based organizations (FBO) from the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions have worked on behalf of older adults for centuries. But the initiation of President Bush's Office of Faith-Based Initiatives has raised many questions from both the traditional secular and sectarian services as well...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789027348
• ISBN13: 9780789027344
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.4"