The Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) witnessed the prominence of the voluntary sector through the active involvement of existing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the emergence of new ones as service providers in response to the social, educational and other community need…
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Today for the first time in history, over 1.15 billion people live in urban slums. Of these, 581 million live in Asia, 120 million in Latin America, and 199 million in sub-Saharan Africa (UN-HABITAT 2010). Over 90% of the urban slum dwellers live in the cities of low income coun…
This dissertation explores how Catholic parish twinning---the linking together of North American and Haitian parishes in grassroots partnerships---relates to "conventional" international development discourses and practices. As neoliberal policies aim to shrink states and expand…
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once stated, “Faith is taking the first step even when you can’t see the whole staircase.” (Waterford, 2020). This type of blind faith has been a vocal proponent in the triumphs of minorities since the beginning of time (Liviatan, 2011). It is this sa…
The purpose of this qualitative study intends to understand the concepts of self-authorship and the influence of masculinity upon self-authorship in the lived experiences of Christian men who attend a faith-based, liberal arts institution of higher education. Marcia Baxter Magol…
This qualitative research project uses a narrative approach to study how seven Faith-based organizations in a ten-county area of southern New Jersey have maintained, adapted, expanded or abandoned their original mission since their founding. What is the story of each respective …
Racial and class inequalities are deeply rooted in the educational structures and institutions of American society. For centuries and continuing today, access to the privileges and advantages of education have been differentially distributed across racial and class groups. For m…
Nursing students will often identify wanting to be a caring nurse upon graduation. The purpose of the basic qualitative research study was to gain insight into how junior nursing students at a Midwestern faith-based university defined caring in nursing. Twelve face-to-face inter…
This thesis employed an action-oriented research project that explored volunteer leadership development in a faith-based religious context. The methodology employed for this project was community-based research, as it best aligned with the organization, allowing research to be g…
This dissertation examines the influence of ethno-religious identity on the attitudes and behavior of faith-based nonprofit organization (FBO) staff when providing social services in contexts of ethno-religious violence. Specific attention is given to the implications for potent…