Blessed Are the Poor? Women's Poverty, Family Policy, and Practical Theology

In this penetrating examination of the reasons behind women's poverty in the United States, Pamela D. Couture argues that a logic of interdependence, informed by a feminist reappropriation of the classical theological tradition of Luther and Wesley, offers a basis for a more responsive, and responsible, family policy of "universalized care." Blessed Are the Poor? argues that the language of a long-standing American tradition--self sufficiency--has informed American family policy and has in turn contributed to the growth of women's poverty.Couture, Pamela D. is the author of 'Blessed Are the Poor? Women's Poverty, Family Policy, and Practical Theology' with ISBN 9780687036158 and ISBN 0687036151.