Elusive Togetherness : Church Groups Trying to Bridge America's Divisions.
by
Lichterman, Paul.
Title
:
Elusive Togetherness : Church Groups Trying to Bridge America's Divisions.
Author
:
Lichterman, Paul.
ISBN
:
9781400842957
9781283380034
Publication Information
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (348 pages)
Abstract
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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--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.
Subject Term
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Religion and social problems -- United States.
Social action -- United States.
Voluntarism -- United States.
Associations, institutions, etc. -- United States.
Small groups -- Religious aspects.
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | [[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]] | Status |
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Online Library | E-Book | 376053-1001 | ONLINE | | Elektronik Kütüphane |