Hidden by Civil Society and Religion? Diaconal Institutions as Welfare Providers in the Growing Swedish Welfare State

Leis-Peters contributes to the topical debate on civil society, welfare, and religion by studying examples of faith-based welfare provision in recent Swedish history. She offers new perspectives to a debate that has habitually focused on the political developments of the past three decades. Sweden i...

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Published inA journal of church and state Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 105 - 127
Main Author Leis-Peters, Annette
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Oxford University Press 2014
Subjects
Christianity
Church & state
Church and state
Churches
Civil society
Deacons
Debates
Faith
Political debate
Public assistance programs
Public welfare
Religion
Religious aspects
Religious history
Social aspects
Social reform
Social work
Sweden
Welfare
Welfare state
Sweden
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Summary:Leis-Peters contributes to the topical debate on civil society, welfare, and religion by studying examples of faith-based welfare provision in recent Swedish history. She offers new perspectives to a debate that has habitually focused on the political developments of the past three decades. Sweden is known worldwide for its comprehensive Scandinavian welfare state. An important feature of this welfare system is that the state takes care of its citizens from cradle to grave, i.e., the planning, financing, conducting, and controlling of all welfare services is in the hands of the Swedish state at municipal, regional, and national levels.
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ISSN:0021-969X
2040-4867
2040-4867
DOI:10.1093/jcs/cst134