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Faith and Social Capital After the Debt Crisis
A. Dinham
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Description for Faith and Social Capital After the Debt Crisis
Hardback. This book explores what becomes of faiths when seen as social capital. In the grip of the current debt crisis, where the social and capital seem increasingly unbalanced, this book examines whether faiths can help rebalance society through drawing communities together. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: HRAM; JFSR; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
This book explores what becomes of faiths when seen as social capital. In the grip of the current debt crisis, where the social and capital seem increasingly unbalanced, this book examines whether faiths can help rebalance society through drawing communities together.
This book explores what becomes of faiths when seen as social capital. In the grip of the current debt crisis, where the social and capital seem increasingly unbalanced, this book examines whether faiths can help rebalance society through drawing communities together.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
379g
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230276987
SKU
V9780230276987
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Ref
99-15
About A. Dinham
ADAM DINHAM Reader in Religion and Society at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. He is also policy advisor to the Faith Based Regeneration Network and Director of the Faiths and Civil Society Network of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, UK. His previous publications include Faiths, Public Policy and Civil Society, Faith in the Public Realm (with R. Furbey and V. ... Read more
Reviews for Faith and Social Capital After the Debt Crisis
'Not only is this book a wonderful introduction to what faith-based social action contributes to the UK today, it also puts forward a striking and significant argument. Dinham suggests that the notion of 'social capital', fashionable with policy-makers and faith groups alike, has been so hollowed out that it fails to make sense of faith's distinctive contributions to society - ... Read more