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Preface; Contents; Contributors; About the Editors; About the Authors; Chapter 1; Religion and Volunteering; Religion and Volunteering; Religious Perspectives on Volunteering; Religious Change; The Politics of Religion and Volunteering; An Interdisciplinary Discussion; Introducing the Chapters; References; Part I ; Theologies of Religion and Volunteering; Chapter 2; Christian Calling and Volunteering; Introduction; Basic Structural Features of Neighbourly Love; Discernment; Creation, Incarnation and the Kingdom of God; Two Theological Perspectives; The Lutheran Perspective
The Ignatian PerspectiveConclusions; References; Chapter 3; If I Am Only for Myself, Who Am I?; Introduction; Volunteerism in Israel; The Haredi Community in Israel; Caring for the Poor; Caring for the Dead; Caring for the Sick; Fundamentalist Influence in Modern Societies; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4; Philanthropic Virtue; Introduction: Compassion in Muslim Theology; Fundamental Respect for Human Beings; Social Safety Net; Created of One Essence; Institutionalisation; Sociopolitical Factors; Earthly Power Ambitions; Compassion in the Fight Against Religious Oppression
A Question of Personal ResponsibilityReferences; Part II ; Religion as a Determinant of Volunteering; Chapter 5; Religiosity and Formal Volunteering in Global Perspective; Introduction; Religion as an Individual Level Explanation of Volunteering; Religious Affiliation and Service Attendance; Religion as a Contextual Level Explanation of Volunteering; Religious Diversity; Religious Minority Group Affiliation; Data and Methods; Dependent Variable; Independent Variables; Results; Summary and Conclusions; Appendix; References; Chapter 6; A Cross-National Examination of the Motivation to Volunteer
IntroductionLiterature Review; Data and Methods; Sample; Variables; Results; Discussion and Conclusion; Appendix; References; Chapter 7; Volunteering Among Church Attendees in Australia; Introduction; Churches and Volunteering in Australia; Research Questions; Method; Data Collection and Sample; Scale Development; Motivations for Volunteering in Four Domains and Three Organizational Types; Demographics and Religious Orientation; Analysis; Findings; Correlates of Individual Volunteering and Congregational Bridging; Predictors of Congregational Bridging to the Community
Predictors of Individual VolunteeringMotivations for Volunteering; Discussion; Individual Volunteering in the Community; Collective Efficacy and Congregational Bridging; The Relationship Between Bonding and Bridging; Religious and Personal Motivations to Volunteer; Conclusion; References; Part III ; Religion and Volunteering in a (Post-)Secular Context; Chapter 8; Lost and Found in Secularization; Introduction; The Altruistic Volunteer and the 'Problem of Goodness'; Volunteering and Altruism: A Disputed Relationship; Religion and Volunteering; Method and Material; Empirical Accounts; Unpaid
The Ignatian PerspectiveConclusions; References; Chapter 3; If I Am Only for Myself, Who Am I?; Introduction; Volunteerism in Israel; The Haredi Community in Israel; Caring for the Poor; Caring for the Dead; Caring for the Sick; Fundamentalist Influence in Modern Societies; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4; Philanthropic Virtue; Introduction: Compassion in Muslim Theology; Fundamental Respect for Human Beings; Social Safety Net; Created of One Essence; Institutionalisation; Sociopolitical Factors; Earthly Power Ambitions; Compassion in the Fight Against Religious Oppression
A Question of Personal ResponsibilityReferences; Part II ; Religion as a Determinant of Volunteering; Chapter 5; Religiosity and Formal Volunteering in Global Perspective; Introduction; Religion as an Individual Level Explanation of Volunteering; Religious Affiliation and Service Attendance; Religion as a Contextual Level Explanation of Volunteering; Religious Diversity; Religious Minority Group Affiliation; Data and Methods; Dependent Variable; Independent Variables; Results; Summary and Conclusions; Appendix; References; Chapter 6; A Cross-National Examination of the Motivation to Volunteer
IntroductionLiterature Review; Data and Methods; Sample; Variables; Results; Discussion and Conclusion; Appendix; References; Chapter 7; Volunteering Among Church Attendees in Australia; Introduction; Churches and Volunteering in Australia; Research Questions; Method; Data Collection and Sample; Scale Development; Motivations for Volunteering in Four Domains and Three Organizational Types; Demographics and Religious Orientation; Analysis; Findings; Correlates of Individual Volunteering and Congregational Bridging; Predictors of Congregational Bridging to the Community
Predictors of Individual VolunteeringMotivations for Volunteering; Discussion; Individual Volunteering in the Community; Collective Efficacy and Congregational Bridging; The Relationship Between Bonding and Bridging; Religious and Personal Motivations to Volunteer; Conclusion; References; Part III ; Religion and Volunteering in a (Post-)Secular Context; Chapter 8; Lost and Found in Secularization; Introduction; The Altruistic Volunteer and the 'Problem of Goodness'; Volunteering and Altruism: A Disputed Relationship; Religion and Volunteering; Method and Material; Empirical Accounts; Unpaid