Carolyn M. Warner (Arizona State University), Ramazan Kilinc (Omaha University of Nebraska), Christopher W. Hale (University of Alabama)

Generating Generosity in Catholicism and Islam

Beliefs, Institutions, and Public Goods Provision

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Produktbeschreibung

Using multiple innovative research methods, this book explores the beliefs and institutions of Catholicism and Islam that prompt generosity from their members. It will appeal to those interested in how religion affects behavior, and to those interested in advances in field experiments and case studies in Western Europe and Turkey.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 164mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 468g
• ISBN-13: 9781316501320
• ISBN-10: 1316501329
• Artikelnr.: 50509770

Autorenporträt

Carolyn M. Warner is Professor of Political Science in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University. She is the author of Confessions of an Interest Group: The Catholic Church and Political Parties in Europe (2000), and articles in Perspectives on Politics and Psychological Science, among others.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: what we know and don't know about religious-based generosity
2. The charitable consequences of institutions and rituals in Catholicism and Islam
3. Generosity, public goods provision and religious beliefs in Catholicism and Islam: an experiment
4. The meaning of religion to Catholics and Muslims
5. Religious beliefs, prosociality and connections to others
6. Belief, belonging, and giving in Catholic parishes and Muslim associations
7. Religious minorities and collective goods provision
8. Does the welfare state undermine the generosity of Catholics and Muslims?
9. Conclusion.