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    Category: Book Highlights

    Who Really Cares: America’s Charity Divided by Arthur Brooks

      Nathan Mayo Director of Member Services Read more from Nathan     Jump to: The Purpose of the Book | The Perspective | The Key Points | Details We Love | Considerations | Who…

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    Nathan Mayo February 12, 2021

    Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence

      Nathan Mayo Membership Director Read more from Nathan     Jump to: The Purpose of the Book | The Perspective | The Key Points | Details We Love | Considerations | Who Should Read…

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    Nathan Mayo January 15, 2021

    Reveal Compassion With the Invisible Neighbors Study

      Savannah Aleckson Events Director/Adjunct Instructor Read more from Savannah   Jump to: The Purpose of the Book | The Perspective | The Key Points | Details We Love | Considerations | Structure | Who Should…

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    Savannah Aleckson December 14, 2020

    Swearing Mentors, Learned Helplessness, and Pay-Day Loans: What ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Teaches Us About Charity

      Avery West Director of Community Initiatives     Opioid overdoses in rural areas have been on the rise for years—and now they are surging…

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    Avery West October 20, 2020

    The Tragedy of American Compassion: Learning From History

      Jeff Lofting Director of Education Read more from Jeff     Jump to: The Purpose of the Book | The Perspective | The Key Points | Details We Love | Considerations | Who Should…

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    Jeff Lofting October 14, 2020

    Review: The Human Cost of Welfare by Phil Harvey & Lisa Conyers

      There is a great deal of material from the conservative perspective about the failure of welfare, and a great deal from the liberal perspective…

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    TCI Admin May 5, 2017

    Beyond Charity – The Call to Christian Community Development

    by John Perkins, 1993   A brief summary with excerpts by James Whitford In Beyond Charity, Dr. John Perkins calls for the church to exercise…

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    TCI Admin April 2, 2014

    Review: The Tragedy of American Compassion by Marvin Olasky

    A review by James Whitford   Marvin Olasky’s Tragedy of American Compassion is an in depth review of the history of American charity and its…

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    James Whitford September 22, 2013
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