God and the inner city
In 2001 President Bush created the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Beyond issues of separation of church and state, do these initiatives really work better than secular, government-run programs? This program follows the efforts of the leaders of two initiatives with differing approa...
Corporate Authors: | , |
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Format: | Unknown |
Language: | English |
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Princeton, NJ :
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
c2004
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Summary: | In 2001 President Bush created the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Beyond issues of separation of church and state, do these initiatives really work better than secular, government-run programs? This program follows the efforts of the leaders of two initiatives with differing approaches: the non-proselytizing style of the Reverend Gene Rivers of Baker House in Dorchester near Boston and Pastor Mike Zello, director of Teen Challenge, a drug rehabilitation program premised on Christianity. Also profiled is the Amachi Program for children of incarcerated parents in Philadelphia |
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Item Description: | Originally produced in 2002 |
Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
Format: | DVD |