Elusive Togetherness : Church Groups Trying to Bridge America's Divisions.

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Many scholars and citizens alike have counted on civic groups to create broad ties that bind society. Some hope that faith-based civic groups will spread their reach as government retreats. Yet few studies ask how, if at all, civic groups reach out to their wider community. Can religious groups--lon...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lichterman, Paul
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Religion and social problems > United States.
Social action > United States.
Voluntarism > United States.
Associations, institutions, etc. > United States.
Small groups > Religious aspects.
Religion et problèmes sociaux > États-Unis.
Action sociale > États-Unis.
Associations > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology of Religion.
Associations, institutions, etc.
Religion and social problems
Small groups > Religious aspects
Social action
Voluntarism
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Many scholars and citizens alike have counted on civic groups to create broad ties that bind society. Some hope that faith-based civic groups will spread their reach as government retreats. Yet few studies ask how, if at all, civic groups reach out to their wider community. Can religious groups--long central in civic America--create broad, empowering social ties in an unequal, diverse society? Over three years, Paul Lichterman studied nine liberal and conservative Protestant-based volunteering and advocacy projects in a mid-sized American city. He listened as these groups tried to create bridg.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (348 pages)
ISBN:9781400842957
1400842956
128338003X
9781283380034

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