Faith-based social service delivery in a country with low religious affiliation: The case of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church

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Belanova, Andrea [1 ,2 ]
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[1] Czech Acad Sci, Inst Sociol, Prague, Czech Republic
[2] Czech Acad Sci, Inst Sociol, Jilska 1, Prague 11000, Czech Republic
关键词
Czechia; Czechoslovak Hussite Church; faith; faith-based organization; religion; eglise hussite tchecoslovaque; organization confessionnelle; prestation de services sociaux; Tchequie; ORGANIZATIONS;
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10.1177/00377686231198771
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C91 [社会学];
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030301 ; 1204 ;
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Faith-based social service delivery is influenced by the sociocultural conditions in which it transpires. Czechia, as a low religious affiliation country, presents specific conditions for investigating this relationship. This study is based on 10 interviews with CEOs from faith-based organizations related to the Czechoslovak Hussite Church. The findings reveal important differences between perceived meanings of faith, institutionalized religion, and spirituality in relation to social service delivery. The thematic analysis reveals a problematic relationship between these CEOs and the church, with the public presentation of religion among the main issues. All interviewed CEOs understand their social service delivery as their own individual projects and only loosely related to the church. Alternatively, they appreciate its occasional support and religious character, which also provide feelings of distinctiveness. The CEOs present social service delivery as doing everyday religion, but they presume the church sees social service delivery as useful public relations (PR). Les services sociaux confessionnels sont influences par les conditions socioculturelles dans lesquelles ils s'inscrivent. La Tchequie, pays a faible affiliation religieuse, presente des conditions specifiques pour etudier cette relation. Cette etude est basee sur dix entretiens avec des directeurs generaux d'organizations confessionnelles liees a l'eglise hussite tchecoslovaque. Les resultats revelent des differences importantes entre les significations percues de la foi, de la religion institutionnalisee et de la spiritualite en relation avec la prestation de services sociaux. L'analyze thematique revele une relation problematique entre ces chefs d'entreprise et l'eglise, ou la presentation publique de la religion devient l'une des principales questions. Tous les chefs d'entreprise interroges considerent que leurs services sociaux ont leurs propres projets et qu'ils n'ont qu'un lien tenu avec l'eglise. Par ailleurs, ils apprecient son soutien occasionnel et son caractere religieux, qui leur donne egalement un sentiment de distinctivite. Ainsi ils considerent la prestation de services sociaux comme une pratique religieuse quotidienne et ils partent du principe que l'eglise considere ces prestations comme une forme utile de relations publiques.
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