TY - JOUR
T1 - Christian welfare ideologies: The basis of human welfare
AU - CHAN, Chak Kwan
AU - KUNG, Lap-Yan
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - In response to the over‐emphasis on individualism and materialism, conflicting class relations, and fragmentation of human needs caused by the discourse of Marxism and free market philosophy on social welfare, this article explores the nature of human welfare from Christian ideologies. It is found that pursuing human dignity, and promoting social fellowship and justice are ultimate goals of the Christian welfare approach. Thus Christian values are likely to provide us an alternative ideological base for developing human welfare in the modern world.
AB - In response to the over‐emphasis on individualism and materialism, conflicting class relations, and fragmentation of human needs caused by the discourse of Marxism and free market philosophy on social welfare, this article explores the nature of human welfare from Christian ideologies. It is found that pursuing human dignity, and promoting social fellowship and justice are ultimate goals of the Christian welfare approach. Thus Christian values are likely to provide us an alternative ideological base for developing human welfare in the modern world.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85023910509&doi=10.1080%2f15426432.2000.9960274&partnerID=40&md5=fa6b26fbd2f19cd9f370254c019a6c17
U2 - 10.1080/15426432.2000.9960274
DO - 10.1080/15426432.2000.9960274
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
SN - 1542-6432
VL - 19
SP - 53
EP - 73
JO - Social Thought
JF - Social Thought
IS - 4
ER -