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Financing American Religion
. Ed(S): Chaves, Mark; Miller, Sharon L.
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Description for Financing American Religion
Paperback. Presents essays on the intersections of money and religion. This book investigates how money moves and how it affects religious organizational behavior. It explores how attitudes toward money have altered over time. Editor(s): Chaves, Mark; Miller, Sharon L. Num Pages: 308 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRA; JHM; KF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Money always has been a subject of deep concern for religious leaders. In recent decades, however, this perennial concern has taken on a new urgency as a crisis situation is perceived. Financing American Religion brings together short, readable essays representing the best, most up-to-date research and thinking on the intersections of money and religion. Sociologists, historians, economists, and theologians ask who gives, how much, and why. They investigate how money moves and how it affects religious organizational behavior. And throughout they explore how attitudes toward money have altered over time. Religious leaders and scholars of American religion will welcome this ... Read more
Money always has been a subject of deep concern for religious leaders. In recent decades, however, this perennial concern has taken on a new urgency as a crisis situation is perceived. Financing American Religion brings together short, readable essays representing the best, most up-to-date research and thinking on the intersections of money and religion. Sociologists, historians, economists, and theologians ask who gives, how much, and why. They investigate how money moves and how it affects religious organizational behavior. And throughout they explore how attitudes toward money have altered over time. Religious leaders and scholars of American religion will welcome this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780761990376
SKU
V9780761990376
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About . Ed(S): Chaves, Mark; Miller, Sharon L.
Mark Chaves: University of Arizona Sharon L. Miller: University of Notre Dame
Reviews for Financing American Religion
Chaves and Miller provide a well-integrated, systematic, cohesive, and unified discussion of various aspects of religious financing. As such, this work will take its place as both a practical guide for religious leaders and laity, and as a brief but thorough introduction to research regarding finance and religion for scholars.
Laura Vance, (Georgia Southwestern State University)
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Laura Vance, (Georgia Southwestern State University)
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