Religion as Social Capital

Preface and Acknowledgements

1. IntroductionCorwin Smidt

2. Bowling Alone But Serving Together:The Congregational Norm of Community InvolvementRam A. Cnaan, Stephanie C. Boddie, and Gaynor I. Yancey

3. Religious Social Capital:Its Nature, Social Location, and LimitsJohn A. Coleman, S. J.

4. Faith and Leadership in the Inner City:How Social Capital Contributes to Democratic RenewalMark A. Warren

5. Does Religion Matter?:Projecting Democratic Power into the Public ArenaRichard L. Wood

6. Religion and Volunteering in AmericaDavid E. Campbell and Steven J. Yonish

7. The Religious Basis of Charitable Giving in America:A Social Capital PerspectiveRoger J. Nemeth and Donald A. Luidens

8. Ties That Bind and Flourish:Religion and Social Capital in African-American Politics and SocietyFrederick Harris

9. Social Capital and Societal Vision:A Study of Six Farm Communities in IowaJanel Curry

10. Religious Involvement, Social Capital, and Political Engagement:A Comparison of the United States and CanadaCorwin Smidt, John Green, James Guth, and Lyman Kellstedt

11. The Language of God in the City of Man:Religious Discourse and Public Politics in AmericaRhys H. Williams

12. Can Religion Revitalize Civil Society?An Institutional PerspectiveRobert Wuthnow

13. Religion, Social Capital, and Democratic Life: Concluding ThoughtsCorwin Smidt

NotesReferencesAbout the ContributorsIndex