Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy: Associational Life and Religion in Contemporary Western Europe

Manuel, Paul Christopher; Glatzer, Miguel

This volume examines the role and function of religious-based organizations in strengthening associational life in a representative sample of West European countries: newly democratized and long-established democracies, societies with and without a dominant religious tradition, and welfare states with different levels and types of state-provided social services. It asks how faith-based organizations, in a time of economic crisis, and with declining numbers of adherents, might contribute to the deepening of democracy. Throughout, the volume invites social scientists to consider the on-going role of faith-based organizations in Western European civil society, and investigates whether the concept of muted vibrancy aids our theoretical understanding.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2018-06-07

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783319772967

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-77297-4

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 232