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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
[2017]
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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
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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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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |