Religion in Philanthropic Organizations

Thomas J. Davis is Professor of Religious Studies and Professor of Philanthropic Studies at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). He is managing editor of Religion and American Culture: A Journal of Interpretation, editor of John Calvin's American Legacy, and author of the entry on philanthropy in the Encyclopedia of Religion in America.

"Overall, Religion in Philanthropic Organizations: Family, Friend, Foe? provides a useful review of the various Abrahamic religions and their approaches to philanthropy. However, what gives this edited volume special value is that it brings to light the tension between secular and religious giving and the implications that this tension has for faith practitioners and society-at-large. . . . After reading the book, one walks away with a greater understanding of the challenges surrounding faith-based motivators that make giving in both religious and secular spheres so important to philanthropy in America."—Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly"This fascinating collection should generate discussion of both philanthropy and religion and the strong ties that bind them."—John R. Schneider, Calvin College

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. New Wineskins or New Wine? The Evolution of Ecumenical Humanitarian AssistanceElizabeth G. Ferris2. Religious Ambivalence in Jewish American PhilanthropyShaul Kelner3. The Price of Success: The Impact of News on Religious Identity and PhilanthropyDiane Winston4. Heartbroken for God's World: The Story of Bob Pierce, Founder of World Vision and Samaritan's PurseDavid P. King5. Catholic Charities, Religion, and PhilanthropyFred Kammer6. "Intelligent Leadership in the Cause of Racial Brotherhood": Quakers, Social Science, and the American Friends Service Committee's Interwar Racial ActivismAllan W. Austin7. Religious Philanthropies and Government Social ProgramsSheila S. Kennedy8. Juggling the Religious and the Secular: World VisionsSusan McDonic9. Philanthropic Decisions of American Jews: The Influence of Religious Identity on Charitable ChoicesArnold Dashefsky and Bernard Lazerwitz10. Myth vs. Reality: Muslim American Philanthropy since 9/11Shariq SiddiquiContributorsIndex