W-2 Research Assessment and Direction Conference

by Shannon Christian

The idea of faith-based social service is both hot and controversial. America's public conversation about the idea has escalated dramatically in the last few years, uniquely positioning the country for a potential reinvigoration of faith in communities. Hudson Institute's senior fellow Amy Sherman has spent the last six years examining the concerns, successes, and lessons learned from effective faith-based poverty-fighters. In Reinvigorating Faith in Communities, Sherman asserts that the faith sector can make an enormous contribution to overcoming many of America's social ills; that vast parts of the sector remain untapped; and that the sector cannot realistically replace all government welfare programs.

120 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2002