Contrasts in Religion, Community, and Structure, Jindra, Jindra, DeGenero..

Taylor & Francis

Contrasts in Religion, Community, and Structure at Three Homeless SheltersChanging Lives\nAuthor(s): Ines W. Jindra, Michael Jindra, Sarah DeGenero\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367677114, 978-0367677114\nSynopsis\nHow do people in poverty and homelessness change their lives and get back on their feet? Homeless shelters across the world play a huge role in this process. Many of them are religious, but there is a lot of diversity in faith-based non-profits that assist people affected by poverty and homelessness. In this timely book, the authors look at three homeless shelters that take more or less intensive approaches to faith, community, and programming.\n\nIn one shelter, for instance, residents are required to do a program of classes that includes group Bible study, worship, and self-evaluation. The other two examined are significantly less faith-based, but in different ways and with different structures. T.