The Resource Elusive togetherness : church groups trying to bridge America's divisions, Paul Lichterman, (electronic book)
Elusive togetherness : church groups trying to bridge America's divisions, Paul Lichterman, (electronic book)
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- Summary
- 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 cr
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 331 p.
- Contents
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- In search of the social spiral
- Studying the social spiral
- Networkers and volunteers reaching out
- Crying out : social critics
- Christ-like care : social servants
- A social spiral winds outward : partners
- Doing things with religion in local civic life
- Doing things together : lessons from religious community service groups
- Theory and evidence in a study of religious community service groups
- Label
- Elusive togetherness : church groups trying to bridge America's divisions
- Title
- Elusive togetherness
- Title remainder
- church groups trying to bridge America's divisions
- Statement of responsibility
- Paul Lichterman
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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 cr
- Cataloging source
- CaPaEBR
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lichterman, Paul
- Dewey number
- 306.60973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HN65
- LC item number
- .L455 2005eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- standards specifications
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Princeton studies in cultural sociology
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Religion and social problems
- Social action
- Voluntarism
- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Small groups
- Label
- Elusive togetherness : church groups trying to bridge America's divisions, Paul Lichterman, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-323) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- In search of the social spiral -- Studying the social spiral -- Networkers and volunteers reaching out -- Crying out : social critics -- Christ-like care : social servants -- A social spiral winds outward : partners -- Doing things with religion in local civic life -- Doing things together : lessons from religious community service groups -- Theory and evidence in a study of religious community service groups
- Control code
- ebr10522531
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- xi, 331 p.
- Form of item
- electronic
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Original version note
- Original electronic resource
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- Elusive togetherness : church groups trying to bridge America's divisions, Paul Lichterman, (electronic book)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-323) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- In search of the social spiral -- Studying the social spiral -- Networkers and volunteers reaching out -- Crying out : social critics -- Christ-like care : social servants -- A social spiral winds outward : partners -- Doing things with religion in local civic life -- Doing things together : lessons from religious community service groups -- Theory and evidence in a study of religious community service groups
- Control code
- ebr10522531
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- xi, 331 p.
- Form of item
- electronic
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Original version note
- Original electronic resource
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Specific material designation
- remote
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