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‘Over the last two decades the financing of human services has become dominated by an economic nationalist perspective. This challenges both the philosophical basis on which church services are provided, along with the commercial acumen through which those services can be delivered. It’s time that a dialogue emerges both within the churches and beyond to examine the impacts of this trend for Australian society in general … In essence, this is a volume in public theology. It is a modern hermeneutic of the churches’ involvement and the strategic options they face in providing human services. ‘ From the Introduction