Church Groups Trying to Bridge America's Divisions Lichterman, Paul. creator text Electronic books. nju Princeton Princeton University Press 2011 monographic eng

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1 online resource (348 p.) 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. Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: In Search of the Social Spiral; Chapter Two: Studying the Social Spiral; Chapter Three: Networkers and Volunteers Reaching Out; Chapter Four: Crying Out: Social Critics; Chapter Five: Christ-like Care: Social Servants; Chapter Six: A Social Spiral Winds Outward: Partners; Chpater Seven: Doing Things with Religion in Local Civic Life; Chapter Eight: Doing Things Together: Lessons from Religious Community Service Groups; Appendices APPENDIX I: Theory and Evidence in a Study of Religious Community Service GroupsAPPENDIX II: Studying Customs; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Description based upon print version of record. Religion and social problems - United States Social action - United States Voluntarism - United States Religion and social problems United States Social action United States Voluntarism United States Associations, institutions, etc United States Small groups Religious aspects SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion HN65.L455 306.6 Lichterman, Paul Princeton : Princeton University Press,c2011 9781400842957 (electronic bk.) 1400842956 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=831893 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=430159 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=831893 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=430159 EBLCP 111226 20200709055454.0 ocn769344470