Faith-Based Organizations Engaged in the Social Economy: The Example of Catholic Religious Orders and the Mennonites

Abstract

This research report is the second phase of a two-part research program investigating the recent contributions of faith communities to social economy initiatives in Canada. The first phase broadly explored the involvement of faith based organizations in supporting and collaborating with the social economy. This second phase has looked more closely at the role of Catholic religious orders and the Mennonite faith in Canada in supporting the social economy. This research was conducted under the auspices of the B.C-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA.