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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lichterman, Paul
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Voluntarism.
Social action.
Small groups > Religious aspects.
Religion and social problems.
Associations, institutions, etc.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology of Religion.
Associations > États-Unis.
Action sociale > États-Unis.
Religion et problemes sociaux > États-Unis.
Associations, institutions, etc. > United States.
Voluntarism > United States.
Social action > United States.
Religion and social problems > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (344 pages).
ISBN:9781400842957

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