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6%OFFPaul Lichterman (Ed.) - The Civic Life of American Religion - 9780804757966 - V9780804757966
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The Civic Life of American Religion

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Description for The Civic Life of American Religion Paperback. Presents lively, research-based essays by premier social scientists on the positive and negative roles of religious groups in American public life. Editor(s): Lichterman, Paul; Potts, C. Brady. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.

Religious groups constitute a large part of America's voluntary sector, yet relatively few works have investigated them broadly. This collection of essays investigates the public roles of religious congregations and associations. With contributions by premier social scientists, the work gets to the bottom of how effective—or ineffective—religious groups are in offering social services, fostering community life, and creating discussion of social issues such as homosexuality and welfare reform.

Arguing that religious groups experience many of the same constraints and opportunities as nonreligious associations, the book's new assessment of religious groups' public roles goes beyond pessimists' fears that these groups promote ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804757966
SKU
V9780804757966
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About Paul Lichterman (Ed.)
Paul Lichterman is Associate Professor of Sociology and Religion at the University of Southern California. C. Brady Potts is a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology at the University of Southern California.

Reviews for The Civic Life of American Religion
"The very fact that this fine volume, edited by Paul Lichterman and C. Brady Potts, supports such a multidisciplinary dialogue is a testament to its quality and broad utility.Theoretically rich yet eminently accessible, The Civic Life of American Religion offers a bird's-eye view of how leading social scientists conceptualize and react to the public dimensions of American religion."—Laura R. Olson, ... Read more

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