Whereas Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone (2000) highlighted the suggestion of volunteerism, little cognizance has been paid to religion's function in producing social capital―an ironic omission considering that faith constitutes the commonest kind of voluntary organization in the US this present day. that includes essays by way of in demand social scientists, this is often the 1st book-length, systematic exam of the connection among faith and social capital and what results non secular social capital has on democratic lifestyles within the usa.
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