Faith and Social Participation

Faith and Facts: Measuring and Improving the Effectiveness of Social Services Delivery by Faith-Based Organizations

Introduction Should faith-based organizations delivering social services be held to the same standards of accountability as other government and non-profit providers in measuring their effectiveness? Believing the answer to this question is yes, Volunteers of America, one of the country's largest faith-based social service providers, recently embarked on an ambitious effort to collect outcome d...

dEfininG faitH and faitH PraCtiCES

recent studies demonstrate an overlapping relationship between faith practices of individuals, family functioning, and the corporate faith of congregations. this study reports on the psychometric properties of the Christian faith Practices Scale (CfPS), which was created to empirically measure dykstra’s faith behaviors or “practices.” analysis of a large purposive sample (n=7,403) indicates ini...

Faith, Hope and Doubt

Social justice and people of faith: a transnational perspective.

There is a paucity, of literature in social work on the intersection between social justice and religion, even though the profession's code of ethics articulates the need to advocate for social justice and eliminate religious discrimination. Therefore, this article helps equip social workers to challenge social injustice on behalf of people of faith around the world. Toward this end, the author...

Social Participation and Mental Health among Older Adults in Iran

Objectives: Social participation is linked to healthy aging and the maintenance of functional independence in older individuals. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between social participation and orderly’s mental health. Methods: Totally 380 people, aged over 60 residing in city of Hamadan were participated in the study. The participants completed a researcher-tailored i...