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Religion as social capital : producing the common good

Author: Corwin E Smidt
Publisher: Waco, TX : Baylor University Press, ©2003.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Offers a systematic examination of the relationship between religion and social capital and what effects religious social capital has on democratic life in the United States.

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Document Type: Book
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 Read more...

 
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