Religion as Social Capital : Producing the Common Good / edited by Corwin Smidt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smidt, Corwin E., 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social capital (Sociology)--United States.

Social capital (Sociology).

Social capital (Sociology)--Religious aspects.

United States--Social conditions.

United States.

United States--Religion.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Place of Publication:

Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2003]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone (2000) highlighted the notion of volunteerism, little attention has been paid to religion's role in generating social capital-an ironic omission since religion constitutes the most common form of voluntary association in America today. Featuring essays by prominent social scientists, this is the first book-length systematic examination of the relationship between religion and social capital and what effects religious social capital has on democratic life in the United States.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Bowling Alone but Serving Together: The Congregational Norm of community Involvement; 3. Religious Social Capital: Its Nature, Social Location, and Limits; 4. Faith and Leadership in the Inner City: How Social Capital Contributes to Democratic Renewal; 5. Does Religion Matter?: Projecting Democratic Power into the Public Arena; 6. Religion and Volunteering in America; 7. The Religious Basis of Charitable Giving in America: A Social Capital Perspective

8. Ties that Bind and Flourish: Religion as Social Capital in African-American Politics9. Social Capital and Societal Vision: A Study of Six Farm Communities in Iowa; 10. Religious Involvement, Social Capital, and Political Engagement: A Comparison of the United States and Canada; 11. The Language of God in the City of Man: Religious Discourse and Public Politics in America; 12. Can Religion Revitalize Civil Society?: An Institutional Perspective; 13. Religion, Social Capital and Democratic Life: Concluding Thoughts; Notes; References; About the Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-254) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786610500758

9781280500756

1280500751

9781423794776

142379477X

9781602580480

1602580480

OCLC:

70877080