Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-271) and index.
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Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Performing Personalist Hospitality; 2. Administering Salvationism; 3. Moral Selving within Personalist Hospitality; 4. Moral Selving within Salvationism; 5. The Politics of Charity; Epilogue; Notes; References; Index.
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In the US, public talk about charity is highly moralistic, even in an era of welfare reform. This study looks at the front lines of volunteer involvement with the poor and homeless at two specific charities to assess what volunteer work means for those who do it.
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Title
Visions of charity.
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0520221443
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Loaves & Fishes (Organization : Sacramento, Calif.)-- History.
Salvation Army-- History-- 20th century.
Armée du salut-- Californie-- Sacramento-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
Loaves & Fishes (Organisation : Sacramento, Calif.)-- Histoire.