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Omri Elisha

Moral Ambitions of Grace: The Paradox of Compassion and Accountability in Evangelical Faith-Based Activism

Elisha, Omri. 2008. “MORAL AMBITIONS OF GRACE: The Paradox of Compassion and Accountability in Evangelical Faith-Based Activism.” Cultural Anthropology 23 (1): 154–189. doi:10.1111/j.1548-1360.2008.00006.x.

Research Methods• Field: Knoxville, TN• Samaritans of Knoxville• Qualitative Interviewing• Biblical Theology

Compassion

Latin: pati cum“To suffer with”

Accountability

To be effective:- Good stewards- Long relationships- Cultural understanding

Compassion Fatigue

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Paradox

Is there a contradiction?