TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hackworth,Jason R.
TI  - Faith based: religious neoliberalism and the politics of welfare in the United States 
T2  - Geographies of justice and social transformation
SN  - 9780820343723
AV  - JC574.2.U6 H33 2012eb
U1  - 361.973 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Athens
PB  - University of Georgia Press
KW  - Neoliberalism
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Religious right
KW  - Conservatism
KW  - Néo-libéralisme
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - Histoire
KW  - Droite religieuse
KW  - Conservatisme
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - Public Policy
KW  - Social Services & Welfare
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Human Services
KW  - fast
KW  - Neue Christliche Rechte
KW  - gnd
KW  - Neoliberalismus
KW  - Konservativismus
KW  - Sozialwesen
KW  - USA
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - dissertations
KW  - aat
KW  - Academic theses
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Thèses et écrits académiques
KW  - rvmgf
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Faith, welfare, and neoliberalism -- Religious neoliberalism(s) -- Compassionate neoliberalism? -- Mainstream Jesus economics -- Practicing religious neoliberalism -- Religious neoliberalism as default -- End times for religious neoliberalism?
N2  - Faith Based explores how the Religious Right has supported neoliberalism in the United States, bringing a particular focus to welfare--an arena where conservative Protestant politics and neoliberal economic ideas come together most clearly. Through case studies of gospel rescue missions, Habitat for Humanity, and religious charities in post-Katrina New Orleans, Jason Hackworth describes both the theory and practice of faith-based welfare, revealing fundamental tensions between the religious and economic wings of the conservative movement. Hackworth begins by tracing the fusion of evangelical religious conservatism and promarket, antigovernment activism, which resulted in what he calls "religious neoliberalism." He argues that neoliberalism--the ideological sanctification of private property, the individual, and antistatist politics--has rarely been popular enough on its own to promote wide change. Rather, neoliberals gain the most traction when they align their efforts with other discourses and ideas. The promotion of faith-based alternatives to welfare is a classic case of coalition building on the Right. Evangelicals get to provide social services in line with Biblical tenets, while opponents of big government chip away at the public safety net. Though religious neoliberalism is most closely associated with George W. Bush's Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, the idea predates Bush and continues to hold sway in the Obama administration. Despite its success, however, Hackworth contends that religious neoliberalism remains an uneasy alliance--a fusion that has been tested and frayed by recent events
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