Generating Generosity in Catholicism and Islam: Beliefs, Institutions, and Public Goods Provision

ISBN-13: 9781107135512 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 310 str.

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

Opis

Using field experiments and case studies, this book investigates the institutions and beliefs within Catholicism and Islam that prompt generosity.

Recenzje

'How do religious beliefs and institutions come together to encourage prosocial behaviors, like charitable giving? Generating Generosity in Catholicism and Islam synthesizes a wide range of scholarly work to provide a compelling and coherent answer to the question of how religion encourages adherents help others, particularly those who are poorly positioned to reciprocate in the future.' Lisa Blaydes, Director, Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies, Stanford University, California

Spis treści

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.