Faith and Social Capital After the Debt Crisis [electronic resource] /
Dinham, A.author.
This book explores what becomes of faiths when seen as social capital. In the grip of the current debt crisis, where the social and capital seem increasingly unbalanced, this book examines whether faiths can help rebalance society through drawing communities together.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 Faith Beyond Social Capital; 2 Relationships in Ordinary; 3 Faiths, Public Policy and the Rise of Social Capital; 4 Capital, Social Capital and Religious Capital; 5 Capitalism-Fetishism?; 6 Magnifying the Market?; 7 Faith in Markets?; 8 Prophets or Profits?; 9 An Alternative Discourse of Faith; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explores what becomes of faiths when seen as social capital. In the grip of the current debt crisis, where the social and capital seem increasingly unbalanced, this book examines whether faiths can help rebalance society through drawing communities together.
Religion and sociology.
Welfare state.
Public policy.
Religion.
Social policy.
Sociology of Religion.
Politics of the Welfare State.
Public Policy.
Religion and Society.
Religious Studies, general.
Social Policy.