Eileen Barker
Eileen Barker is a professor emeritus in the sociology department at the University of London. She studies minority religions, including cults, sects and New Religious Movements, and relevant social conditions.
Resources in: English
“More changes ahead in welfare rules”
An Aug. 10, 2006, Seattle Post-Intelligencer story looks at potential problems for Washington state from changes in welfare rules.
“Remarks as Delivered at an Event Commemorating the Tenth Anniversary of Welfare Reform: Marriage and the Welfare of America”
The Heritage Foundation featured U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt at a 10th anniversary presentation on June 13, 2006, about welfare reform that can be viewed online or downloaded.
“Welfare Reform Roundtable: Reviewing a Decade, Previewing the Future”
The Washington, D.C., policy research group the Urban Institute convened a roundtable on July 25, 2006, to mark the 10th anniversary of welfare reform. At the event, experts with varied views acknowledged the watershed transformation of public assistance for very poor people and offered suggestions to further promote well-being for the economically vulnerable.
“Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurements”
Read a short primer on poverty statistics from the federal government.
Office of Family Assistance
The Office of Family Assistance in the Administration for Children and Families (within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) administers welfare and keeps statistics.
“Tim Tebow’s Gospel of Optimism”
Read New York Times columnist Frank Bruni’s Dec. 10, 2011, essay about Tim Tebow.
“Tim Tebow: God’s Quarterback”
Read a Dec. 10, 2011, Wall Street Journal column by Patton Dodd that examines “the deep-seated anxieties in American society about the intertwining of religion and sports.”
“Kurt Warner to Tebow: Tone Down the Faith Talk”
Read a Nov. 30, 2011, article from Christianity Today wondering if he should tone down his public expressions of faith to avoid alienating people.