The Philanthropic Revolution : : An Alternative History of American Charity / / Jeremy Beer.
When we talk about voluntary giving today, we usually prefer the word philanthropy to charity. Why has this terminological shift taken place? What is its philosophical significance? How did philanthropy come to acquire so much prestige-and charity come to seem so old-fashioned? Was this change conte...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2015] ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Radical Conservatisms
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction: What's Missing from the Story of American Philanthropy
- 1. Unlocking the Universe's Secret: The Theological Roots of American Charity
- 2. Enemies of This Ordinance of God: American Charity from the Colonial Period to the Civil War
- 3. Infinitely More than Almsgiving: American Charity from the Civil War to the Great Depression
- 4. To Love and Be Loved: The Growth of Professional Philanthropy and the Case for Philanthrolocalism
- Notes