Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare : Associational Life and Religion in Contemporary Western Europe Paperback / softback
Edited by Paul Christopher Manuel, Miguel Glatzer
Part of the Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy series
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This volume examines the role and function of religious-based organizations in strengthening associational life in a representative sample of West European countries: newly democratized and long-established democracies, societies with and without a dominant religious tradition, and welfare states with different levels and types of state-provided social services.
It asks how faith-based organizations, in a time of economic crisis, and with declining numbers of adherents, might contribute to the deepening of democracy.
Throughout, the volume invites social scientists to consider the on-going role of faith-based organizations in Western European civil society, and investigates whether the concept of muted vibrancy aids our theoretical understanding.
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- Pages:232 pages, 17 Illustrations, color; 2 Illustrations, black and white; XXVI, 232 p. 19 illus., 17 ill
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:05/01/2019
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- ISBN:9783030084226
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:232 pages, 17 Illustrations, color; 2 Illustrations, black and white; XXVI, 232 p. 19 illus., 17 ill
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- Publication Date:05/01/2019
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- ISBN:9783030084226