Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare. Associotional Life and Religion in Contemporary Eastern Europe

0532807 - SOÚ 2021 RIV GB eng M - Monography Chapter
Nešpor, Zdeněk - Hamplová, Dana
Irreplaceable Church Welfare in the Least Religious Country: The Case of the Czech Republic.
Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare. Associotional Life and Religion in Contemporary Eastern Europe. 1. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020 - (Glatzer, M.; Manuel, P.), s. 221-236. ISBN 978-3-030-44706-9
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT(CZ) EF16_013/0001796
Institutional support: RVO:68378025
Keywords : social welfare * religion and welfare * Czech Republic
OECD category: Political science

The chapter describes topics, means and strategies used by various religious institutions to preserve their public standing, which includes provision of social services for the needy, education, palliative care and counselling. Despite the unfavourable public image of the churches in the Czech Republic, the authors conclude their services are used to a large extent.


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