Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Rebuilding Urban Neighborhoods
Clip: 7/2/2015 | 10m 2s
A veteran community developer says charity as practiced by many groups is deeply flawed.
Urban activist and Christian community developer Bob Lupton challenges common conceptions about modern charitable work by arguing that most charity is ineffective and does more harm than good. He advocates helping the very poor learn to help themselves and encouraging the well-off to live alongside the poor.
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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Rebuilding Urban Neighborhoods
Clip: 7/2/2015 | 10m 2s
Urban activist and Christian community developer Bob Lupton challenges common conceptions about modern charitable work by arguing that most charity is ineffective and does more harm than good. He advocates helping the very poor learn to help themselves and encouraging the well-off to live alongside the poor.
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