Religion as Social Capital: Producing the Common Good

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Preface and Acknowledgments......Page 8
1. Introduction......Page 9
2. Bowling Alone but Serving Together: The Congregational Norm of community Involvement......Page 27
3. Religious Social Capital: Its Nature, Social Location, and Limits......Page 41
4. Faith and Leadership in the Inner City: How Social Capital Contributes to Democratic Renewal......Page 57
5. Does Religion Matter?: Projecting Democratic Power into the Public Arena......Page 77
6. Religion and Volunteering in America......Page 95
7. The Religious Basis of Charitable Giving in America: A Social Capital Perspective......Page 115
8. Ties that Bind and Flourish: Religion as Social Capital in African-American Politics......Page 129
9. Social Capital and Societal Vision: A Study of Six Farm Communities in Iowa......Page 147
10. Religious Involvement, Social Capital, and Political Engagement: A Comparison of the United States and Canada......Page 161
11. The Language of God in the City of Man: Religious Discourse and Public Politics in America......Page 179
12. Can Religion Revitalize Civil Society?: An Institutional Perspective......Page 199
13. Religion, Social Capital and Democratic Life: Concluding Thoughts......Page 219
Notes......Page 231
References......Page 247
About the Contributors......Page 263
Index......Page 267