Nordic Majority Churches as Agents in the Welfare State: Critical Voices and/or Complementary Providers?
The article compares the role in welfare provision of the majority churches in Finland, Norway and Sweden. The Nordic welfare state model implies a large public sector and a correspondingly small contribution to welfare provision by the voluntary sector, of which church-based welfare activities, as...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Finnish Society for the Study of Religion
2009-09-01
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Series: | Temenos |
Online Access: | https://journal.fi/temenos/article/view/7901 |