LEADER 04287nam 2200757 a 450 001 9910789871303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-38003-X 010 $a9786613380036 010 $a1-4008-4295-6 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400842957 035 $a(CKB)2670000000139832 035 $a(EBL)831893 035 $a(OCoLC)769344470 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000575822 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11358336 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000575822 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10551773 035 $a(PQKB)10219972 035 $a(OCoLC)778432731 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse43331 035 $a(DE-B1597)453628 035 $a(OCoLC)979685946 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400842957 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL831893 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10522531 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL338003 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC831893 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000139832 100 $a20040920d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aElusive togetherness$b[electronic resource] $echurch groups trying to bridge America's divisions /$fPaul Lichterman 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (348 p.) 225 1 $aPrinceton studies in cultural sociology 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-09650-3 311 $a0-691-09651-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [303]-323) and index. 327 $aIn search of the social spiral -- Studying the social spiral -- Networkers and volunteers reaching out -- Crying out : social critics -- Christ-like care : social servants -- A social spiral winds outward : partners -- Doing things with religion in local civic life -- Doing things together : lessons from religious community service groups -- Theory and evidence in a study of religious community service groups. 330 $aMany scholars and citizens alike have counted on civic groups to create broad ties that bind society. Some hope that faith-based civic groups will spread their reach as government retreats. Yet few studies ask how, if at all, civic groups reach out to their wider community. Can religious groups--long central in civic America--create broad, empowering social ties in an unequal, diverse society? Over three years, Paul Lichterman studied nine liberal and conservative Protestant-based volunteering and advocacy projects in a mid-sized American city. He listened as these groups tried to create bridges with other community groups, social service agencies, and low-income people, just as the 1996 welfare reforms were taking effect. Counter to long-standing arguments, Lichterman discovered that powerful customs of interaction inside the groups often stunted external ties and even shaped religion's impact on the groups. Comparing groups, he found that successful bridges outward depend on group customs which invite reflective, critical discussion about a group's place amid surrounding groups and institutions. Combining insights from Alexis de Tocqueville, John Dewey, and Jane Addams with contemporary sociology, Elusive Togetherness addresses enduring questions about civic and religious life that elude the popular "social capital" concept. To create broad civic relationships, groups need more than the right religious values, political beliefs, or resources. They must learn new ways of being groups. 410 0$aPrinceton studies in cultural sociology. 606 $aReligion and social problems$zUnited States 606 $aSocial action$zUnited States 606 $aVoluntarism$zUnited States 606 $aAssociations, institutions, etc$zUnited States 606 $aSmall groups$xReligious aspects 615 0$aReligion and social problems 615 0$aSocial action 615 0$aVoluntarism 615 0$aAssociations, institutions, etc. 615 0$aSmall groups$xReligious aspects. 676 $a306.60973 700 $aLichterman$b Paul$01482956 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789871303321 996 $aElusive togetherness$93700916 997 $aUNINA