Religion as social capital : producing the common good / edited by Corwin Smidt. - College Station, Tex. : London : Texas A&M University Press ; Eurospan [distributor], 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The notion of social capital - those features of social organization that facilitate working and co-operating for mutual benefit - often neglects the role of religion in generating it. Featuring essays by prominent social scientists, this book examines the relationship between the two.

Specialized.

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Social capital (Sociology)--Religious aspects.
Social capital (Sociology)--United States.


United States--Religion.
United States--Social conditions.

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