Voluntarism, community life, and the American ethic [electronic resource] / Robert S. Ogilvie.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Philanthropic and nonprofit studiesPublication details: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2004.Description: viii, 272 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 362.5 14
LOC classification:
  • HV4506 N6 O35 2004eb
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Contents:
Voluntarism and the American ethic -- The Partnership for the Homeless -- In the church shelters -- Why people volunteer in church shelters and why they keep at it -- The mediating role of the church shelters -- The moral effects of the volunteer experience -- The church shelters as community-generating institutions -- Social architecture.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-261) and index.

Voluntarism and the American ethic -- The Partnership for the Homeless -- In the church shelters -- Why people volunteer in church shelters and why they keep at it -- The mediating role of the church shelters -- The moral effects of the volunteer experience -- The church shelters as community-generating institutions -- Social architecture.

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