Beyond the congregation: the world of christian nonprofits

The growth of Christian nonprofits, popularly called 'parachurch' organizations, has been recognized by churchgoers and social scientists alike as an important development in American religion. Beyond the Congregation utilizes data on almost 2,000 of the largest and most influential Christian nonprofits to answer key questions raised by these organizations. INDICE: 1.: Christian Nonprofits: The Religious Market's Other Supplier; 2.: From Religious Societies to Public Charities: A Parachurch History; 3.: Competition and Collaboration: The Market Dynamics of Church & Parachurch; 4.:Parachurch Profiles: From Christian Cowboys to Donating Cows; 5.: The BalanceSheet: A Financial Portrait of the Parachurch Sector; 6.: Leadership and Accountability: Executives, Boards and Watchdogs; 7.: Parachurch and State: Tax Laws, Government Funding and Nonprofit Lobbying; Appendix Data Collection Methods

• ISBN: 978-0-19-973352-1
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 224
• Fecha Publicación: 30/09/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés