Religion as Social Capital
Producing the Common Good| By: | null |
| Publisher: | Baylor University Press (LONGLEAF) |
| Print ISBN: | 9780918954855 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781602580480 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2003 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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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.