The economic practices of US congregations: A review of current research and future opportunities
Religious congregations in the US receive substantially more philanthropic contributions than any other category of organizations, yet little research has investigated how congregations receive, manage, and spend these donations. Although the economic practice of religious giving has been researched...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2019]
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| In: |
Social compass
Year: 2019, Volume: 66, Issue: 3, Pages: 400-417 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Religious organization
/ Donations collection
/ Donation
/ Donations
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBQ North America |
| Further subjects: | B
Money
B Congregations B Religion B Finances B religious giving B Faith |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Summary: | Religious congregations in the US receive substantially more philanthropic contributions than any other category of organizations, yet little research has investigated how congregations receive, manage, and spend these donations. Although the economic practice of religious giving has been researched extensively, most of this research has focused on individuals or households, seeking to explain why people give to religious organizations. Relatively little research has examined the recipients of religious giving to determine how giving works within and affects these organizations. This review examines studies in the field of congregational finances, assesses available sources of data on congregations' economic practices, and concludes with recommendations for new avenues of research in this field. Les congrégations religieuses aux États-Unis reçoivent beaucoup plus de contributions philanthropiques que toutes autres catégories d'organisations, mais peu de recherches ont porté sur la façon dont les congrégations reçoivent, gèrent et dépensent ces dons. Bien que la pratique économique des dons religieux ait fait l'objet de recherches approfondies, la plupart de ces recherches se sont concentrées sur des individus ou des ménages, cherchant à expliquer pourquoi les gens donnent aux organisations religieuses. Relativement peu de recherches ont examiné les bénéficiaires de dons religieux pour déterminer comment les dons fonctionnent au sein de ces organismes et comment ils influent sur eux. Cette analyse examine les études dans le domaine des finances des congrégations, évalue les sources de données disponibles sur les pratiques économiques des congrégations, et conclut avec des recommandations pour de nouvelles pistes de recherche dans ce domaine. |
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| ISSN: | 1461-7404 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Social compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0037768619852230 |