Passing the plate [electronic resource] : why American Christians don't give away more money / Christian Smith and Michael O. Emerson, with Patricia Snell.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Christian, 1960-
Other Authors: Emerson, Michael O., 1965-
Snell, Patricia, 1978-
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Christian giving.
Christians > United States.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2008 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
Variant Title:
Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Don't Give Away More Money
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Introduction: The riddle of stingy Christian giving
  • Giving to change the world
  • Failed generosity
  • Toward explaining ungenerous giving
  • The view from pulpits and pews
  • A mental experiment in raised expectations
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Christian church teachings
  • Appendix B: Data sources used in analyses
  • Appendix C: Multivariate regressions on charitable giving.