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Religion as social capital : producing the common good / edited by Corwin Smidt.

Contributor(s): Smidt, Corwin E, 1946-
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, [2003]Copyright date: ©2003Description: vii, 266 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0918954851 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780918954855 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): United States -- Religion | Social capital (Sociology) -- Religious aspects | United States -- Social conditions | Social capital (Sociology) -- United StatesDDC classification: 306.6/0973 LOC classification: BL2525 | .R458 2003Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction / Corwin Smidt -- 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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Corwin Smidt -- 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.

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