“Go and Do Likewise”: Investigating Whether Involvement in Congregationally Sponsored Community Service Activities Predicts Prosocial Behavior

Some congregations sponsor activities through which people can serve in the community, like serving meals at a soup kitchen or homeless shelter, offering after-school programs for neighborhood children, and hosting counseling and support groups. This study investigates whether attenders who are invo...

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Main Author: McClure, Jennifer M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publications [2017]
In: Review of religious research
Year: 2017, Volume: 59, Issue: 3, Pages: 341-366
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Church congregation / Charitable works / Social engagement / Pro-social behavior
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBQ North America
NCC Social ethics
RK Charity work
Further subjects:B Prosocial Behavior
B Community service activities
B Religious congregations
B Religious attenders
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