A P UB LIC CH ARITY
Polis Center Series on Religion and Urban Culture David J. Bodenhamer and Arthur E. Farnsley II, editors
A PUBLIC CHARITY Religion and Social Welfare in Indianapolis, –
MARY L. MAPES
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CONTENTS
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Catholic Charities and the Making of the Welfare State A City of Families: Social Welfare and Postwar Prosperity Rediscovering Poverty, Redefining Community: Religion, the Civil Rights Movement, and the War on Poverty ‘‘Beyond Religious Boundaries’’: Urban Ministry and Social Order ‘‘One Soul at a Time’’: Welfare Reform and Faith-Based Organizations
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
After completing my Ph.D. in , I was invited to join the Polis Center at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, where the research and writing of this book occurred. The Polis Center gave me time and access to resources. I am truly grateful. The support of the center’s director, David Bodenhamer, was especially important to me as I began my career as a historian. Colleagues Etan Diamond, Art Farnsley, and Elfriede Wedam each contributed significantly to the book. Etan was always willing to listen to my ideas, and he carefully read and edited various chapters. Art challenged me to sharpen my arguments and think more broadly. Elfriede also read most chapters in addition to providing me many warm meals. Other members of the Polis Center who deserve mention include Kevin Armstrong, Vicky Cummings, David Licht, Dawn Parks, and David Vanderstel. Jan Shipps provided especially warm encouragement. Although this book was begun after I completed graduate school at Michigan State University, the support I received from professors Norman Pollack, David Bailey, and Lisa Fine gave me the skills and confidence to begin this new project. Norman Pollack, my dissertation advisor, always encouraged me to think not about the most recent historical fads but about the meaning of larger, timeless issues, including the meaning and practice of democracy. I hope that this book speaks successfully to thos