This original book makes a timely and potentially controversial contribution to social policy debates.Rana Jawad examines the workings of religious welfare organizations from the world s major faiths, offeringa critical overview of the role religious values, actors, and institutions have on social programs. Combining historical discussions of the relationship between religion and social policy in Britain with a comparative theoretical discussion that covers continental Europe and North America, she brings a host of perspectives together, arguing for an analytical shift in the definition of...