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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Corwin E Smidt |
| ISBN: | 0918954851 9780918954855 |
| OCLC Number: | 51210561 |
| Description: | vii, 266 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Bowling alone but serving together: the congregational norm of community involvement / Ram A. Cnaan, Stephanie C. Boddie, and Gaynor I. Yancey -- Religious social capital: its nature, social location, and limits / John A. Coleman -- Faith and leadership in the inner city: how social capital contributes to democratic renewal / Mark A. Warren -- Does religion matter? projecting democratic power into the public arena / Richard L. Wood -- Religion and volunteering in America / David E. Campbell and Steven J. Yonish -- The religious basis of charitable giving in America: a social capital perspective / Roger J. Nemeth and Donald A. Luidens -- Ties that bind and flourish: religion as social capital in African-American politics and society / Fredrick Harris -- Social capital and societal vision: a study of six farm communities in Iowa / Janel Curry -- Religious involvement, social capital, and political engagement: a comparison of the United States and Canada / Corwin Smith ... [et al.] -- The language of God in the city of man: religious discourse and public politics in America / Rhys H. Williams -- Can religion revitalize civil society? an institutional perspective / Robert Wuthnow -- Religion, social capital, and democratic life: concluding thoughts / Corwin Smidt. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Corwin Smidt. |
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"Highly original... a welcome contribution... offers a broad sweep of some of the key issues in the relationship of religion and civil society." - David Sikkink, University of Notre Dame; "Bowling Alone But Serving Together: The Congregational Norm of Community Involvement," by Ram Canaan, Stephanie Broddie, and Gaynor Yancey; "The Religious Basis of Volunteerism in America," by Steve Yonish and David Campbell; "Religious Involvement, Social Capital, and Political Engagement: A Comparison of the United States and Canada," by Corwin Smidt, John Green, James Guth, and Lyman Kellstedt; "Does Religion Matter? Projecting Democratic Power into the Public Arena," by Richard Wood; "Can Religion Revitalize Civil Society? An Institutional Perspective," by Robert Wuthnow Read more...
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