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| Foreword | ||
| Preface | ||
| I | An Overview of Congregations | |
| 1 | Congregations in Society | 3 |
| 2 | The Historical Development of American Congregations | 15 |
| II | Congregations Involvement: Empirical Findings | |
| 3 | The Congregations in Our Study | 35 |
| 4 | Congregational Involvement I: Area of Involvement | 57 |
| 5 | Congregational Involvement II: Characteristics of Service and Financial Value | 82 |
| 6 | Which Congregations Tend to Get Involved | 101 |
| 7 | Comparing Neighbors: Canada and the U.S.A. | 116 |
| III | Congregations for Society: Additional Studies | |
| 8 | Small-Town Congregations: The Case of Council Grove, Kansas | 139 |
| 9 | Mediating Structures: The Greater New Orleans Federation of Churches | 156 |
| 10 | Social Ministry in the Community: The Case of St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church and Urban Bridges | 178 |
| IV | Concluding Remarks | |
| 11 | Volunteerism and Organized Religion | 211 |
| 12 | Why and How Congregations Get Involved in Service Delivery | 234 |
| 13 | The Congregational Norm of Community Involvement | 255 |
| 14 | The Broader Perspective: Congregations for Society and Beyond | 280 |
| Appendix: Methodological Notes | 299 | |
| Notes | 305 | |
| Bibliography | 307 | |
| Index | 321 | |
| About the Author | 329 |
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