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7%OFFDavis, Nancy J.; Robinson, Robert V. - Claiming Society for God: Religious Movements and Social Welfare - 9780253002389 - V9780253002389
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Claiming Society for God: Religious Movements and Social Welfare

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Description for Claiming Society for God: Religious Movements and Social Welfare paperback. Discusses how orthodox religions advance their religious and social agendas Num Pages: 234 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.

Claiming Society for God focuses on common strategies employed by religiously orthodox, fundamentalist movements around the world. Rather than employing terrorism, as much of post-9/11 thinking suggests, these movements use a patient, under-the-radar strategy of infiltrating and subtly transforming civil society. Nancy J. Davis and Robert V. Robinson tell the story of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Shas in Israel, Comunione e Liberazione in Italy, and the Salvation Army in the United States. They show how these movements build massive grassroots networks of religiously based social service agencies, hospitals, schools, and businesses to bring their own brand of faith to ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253002389
SKU
V9780253002389
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About Davis, Nancy J.; Robinson, Robert V.
Nancy J. Davis is Lester Martin Jones Professor of Sociology at DePauw University. Robert V. Robinson is the Class of 1964 Chancellor's Professor of Sociology at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Reviews for Claiming Society for God: Religious Movements and Social Welfare
While previous research has found that social movements are more likely to succeed when they espouse flexible ideologies, single-issue agendas, and willingness to compromise, Davis and Robinson find that the religiously orthodox movements they study have been successful without having any of these characteristics. By challenging conventional wisdom about these groups as well as their prospects for success, this book ... Read more

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