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Social Services Offered by Faith-Based Organizations in the Post-Secular Society
Social Services Offered by Faith-Based Organizations in the Post-Secular Society

Author(s): Polixenia Nistor
Subject(s): Ethics / Practical Philosophy
Published by: Editura Lumen, Asociatia Lumen
Keywords: social services; faith-based organizations; post-secular society; ethics of care; charitable activity;

Summary/Abstract: Christian ethics of care has its roots in evangelical teachings and consists in helping the poor, the suffering, the prisoner, the orphan, the old people, the widows and, in general, the one who is humble, experiencing incapacity. A series of papers show that, at global level, 90% of charitable staff work as an employee or volunteer in religious organizations or faith-based organizations (Crisp, 2014: 11). Recognizing the social importance of the activity underwent in faith-based organizations comes in the context of reconsidering the role of religion in society and recognizing the failure of complete separation between secular society and religion, in the context of a post-secular society (Barbato & Kratochvil, 2008; Habermas, Blair, & Debray, 2017).

  • Issue Year: VII/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 55-71
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English