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200 10$aPassing the plate $ewhy American Christians don't give away more money /$fChristian Smith and Michael O. Emerson, with Patricia Snell
210   $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2008
215   $a1 online resource (283 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 249-270).
327   $aContents; 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; Notes
330   $aPassing 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 what
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