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Zusatztext Advance praise: 'How do religious beliefs and institutions come together to encourage prosocial behaviors! like charitable giving? Generating Generosity in Catholicism and Islam synthesizes a wide range of scholarly work to provide a compelling and coherent answer to the question of how religion encourages adherents help others! particularly those who are poorly positioned to reciprocate in the future.' Lisa Blaydes! Director! Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies! Stanford University Informationen zum Autor Carolyn M. Warner is Professor of Political Science in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University. She is the author of Confessions of an Interest Group: The Catholic Church and Political Parties in Europe (2000), and articles in Perspectives on Politics and Psychological Science, among others. Ramazan Kilinç is Associate Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the Islamic Studies Program at the University of Nebraska, Omaha. He has published articles in Comparative Politics, Political Science Quarterly, Politics and Religion, and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, among other journals. Christopher W. Hale is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Alabama. He has published in outlets such as the American Journal of Political Science and Comparative Politics. Adam B. Cohen is Associate Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University, and is associate editor of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. He is the author of numerous articles, book chapters, and essays, including editor of the book Culture Reexamined (2013). Klappentext Using field experiments and case studies, this book investigates the institutions and beliefs within Catholicism and Islam that prompt generosity. Zusammenfassung Using multiple innovative research methods! this book explores the beliefs and institutions of Catholicism and Islam that prompt generosity from their members. It will appeal to those interested in how religion affects behavior! and to those interested in advances in field experiments and case studies in Western Europe and Turkey. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: what we know and don't know about religious-based generosity; 2. The charitable consequences of institutions and rituals in Catholicism and Islam; 3. Generosity, public goods provision and religious beliefs in Catholicism and Islam: an experiment; 4. The meaning of religion to Catholics and Muslims; 5. Religious beliefs, prosociality and connections to others; 6. Belief, belonging, and giving in Catholic parishes and Muslim associations; 7. Religious minorities and collective goods provision; 8. Does the welfare state undermine the generosity of Catholics and Muslims?; 9. Conclusion....
