The Enchanting Dream of "Spiritual Capital"

Spiritual capital has gained prominence in the past decade as the social capital of faith based organizations (FBOs). In a previous issue of Implicit Religion, Chris Baker and Jonathan Miles-Watson, of the William Temple Foundation (WTF), presented an exhaustive review of the relevant literature on...

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Published in:Implicit religion
Main Author: Montemaggi, Francesca E. S. 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox [2011]
In: Implicit religion
Further subjects:B Social Capital
B Social Action
B Spiritual Capital
B Religious Institutions
B Spiritual Life
B BAKER, Chris
B Religion
B MILES, Jonathan
B Community
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Summary:Spiritual capital has gained prominence in the past decade as the social capital of faith based organizations (FBOs). In a previous issue of Implicit Religion, Chris Baker and Jonathan Miles-Watson, of the William Temple Foundation (WTF), presented an exhaustive review of the relevant literature on social capital and spiritual capital, and proposed a notion of spiritual capital that includes religious culture motivating social action (Baker and Miles-Watson 2010). This interpretation has transformed the original notion of spiritual capital into a normative concept that seeks to celebrate spirituality rather than understand it. This paper presents a critical reflection on the implications of such an approach and argues for the differentiation and analysis of religious phenomena.
ISSN:1743-1697
Reference:Kritik von "Faith and Traditional Capitals (2010)"
Kritik in "Response to Montemaggi's "Dream of Spiritual Capital" (2011)"
Contains:Enthalten in: Implicit religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/imre.v14i1.67