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Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare : Associational Life and Religion in Contemporary Western Europe
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- 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.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISBNs :
- 9783319772967 and 9783319772974
- Database :
- eBook Index
- Journal :
- Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare : Associational Life and Religion in Contemporary Western Europe
- Publication Type :
- eBook
- Accession number :
- 1816292