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This chapter addresses how religions, whether or not their adherents want it to be so, are strongly affected by neoliberalism. It concentrates on how religions face new inequalities, exploring the work of faith-based organizations in deprived urban areas and in the developing world. In recent years, the roles of these organizations have been redefined and have come to provide a support, if not an alternative, to the welfare state. The chapter also focuses on case studies in faith-based organizations and chaplaincy, covering the changes imposed on chaplains in the university system and demonstrating how neoliberal requirements are affecting not only the higher education sector but also the work of this religious profession. It argues that although these groups and individuals attempt to resolve the discontent brought about by neoliberalism, they are also, paradoxically, giving further support to this way of thinking and acting.
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Possamai, A. (2018). Religions Within Neoliberalism. In: The i-zation of Society, Religion, and Neoliberal Post-Secularism. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5942-1_3
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