Religion as social capital : producing the common good /

Religion as social capital : producing the common good / edited by Corwin Smidt. - Waco, TX : Baylor University Press, c2003. - vii, 266 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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

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.

0918954851 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2002154539


Social capital (Sociology)--Religious aspects.
Social capital (Sociology)--United States.


United States--Religion.
United States--Social conditions.

BL2525 / .R458 2003