02960nam 2200637Ia 450 991079222220332120230721015339.00-19-988755-197866118520781-281-85207-40-19-971411-8(CKB)2560000000300467(EBL)415643(OCoLC)646794172(SSID)ssj0000088665(PQKBManifestationID)11108043(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000088665(PQKBWorkID)10083103(PQKB)10521556(StDuBDS)EDZ0000074652(Au-PeEL)EBL415643(CaPaEBR)ebr10273085(CaONFJC)MIL185207(MiAaPQ)EBC415643(EXLCZ)99256000000030046720080505d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPassing the plate[electronic resource] why American Christians don't give away more money /Christian Smith and Michael O. Emerson, with Patricia SnellOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20081 online resource (283 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-533711-5 0-19-986841-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-270).Contents; Introduction: The Riddle of Stingy Christian Giving; CHAPTER 1 Giving to Change the World; CHAPTER 2 Failed Generosity; CHAPTER 3 Toward Explaining Ungenerous Giving; CHAPTER 4 The View from Pulpits and Pews; CHAPTER 5 A Mental Experiment in Raised Expectations; Conclusion; Appendix A: Christian Church Teachings on Financial Giving; Appendix B: Data Sources Used in Analysis; Appendix C: Multivariate Regressions on Charitable Giving; NotesPassing the Plate shows that few American Christians donate generously to religious and charitable causes -- a parsimony that seriously undermines the work of churches and ministries. Far from the 10 percent of one's income that tithing requires, American Christians' financial giving typically amounts, by some measures, to less than one percent of annual earnings. And a startling one out of five self-identified Christians gives nothing at all. This eye-opening book explores the reasons behind such ungenerous giving, the potential world-changing benefits of greater financial giving, and whatChristian givingChristiansUnited StatesChristian giving.Christians248.6248/.6Smith Christian1960-1523170Emerson Michael O.1965-1471015Snell Patricia1978-1584866MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792222203321Passing the plate3868940UNINA