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Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare

Faith-Based Organizations and Social Welfare Associational Life and Religion in Contemporary Western Europe - Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy

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Publisher's Synopsis

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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Book information

ISBN: 9783030084226
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 232
Weight: 313g
Height: 210mm
Width: 148mm
Spine width: 14mm