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Religion is considered a key predictor of volunteering: the more
religious people are, the more likely they are to volunteer. This
positive association enjoys significant support in current
research; in fact, it could be considered the ‘default
perspective’ on the relationship between both phenomena. In this
book, the authors claim that, although the dominant approach is
legitimate and essential, it nonetheless falls short in grasping
the full complexity of the interaction between religion and
volunteering. It needs to be recognized that there are tensions
between religion and volunteering, and that these tensions are
intensifying as a result of the changing meaning and role of
religion in society. Therefore, the central aim and contribution of
this book is to demonstrate that the relationship between religion
and volunteering is not univocal but differentiated, ambiguous and
sometimes provocative. By introducing the reader to a much wider
landscape of perspectives, this volume offers a richer, more
complex and variable understanding. Apart from the established
positive causality, the authors examine tensions between religion
and volunteering from the perspective of religious obligation,
religious change, processes of secularization and notions of
post-secularity. They further explore how actions that are
considered altruistic, politically neutral and motivated by
religious beliefs can be used for political reasons. This volume
opens up the field to new perspectives on religious actors and on
how religion and volunteering are enacted outside Western liberal
and Christian societies. It emphasizes interdisciplinary
perspectives, including theology, philosophy, sociology, political
science, anthropology and architecture.
Religion is considered a key predictor of volunteering: the more
religious people are, the more likely they are to volunteer. This
positive association enjoys significant support in current
research; in fact, it could be considered the 'default perspective'
on the relationship between both phenomena. In this book, the
authors claim that, although the dominant approach is legitimate
and essential, it nonetheless falls short in grasping the full
complexity of the interaction between religion and volunteering. It
needs to be recognized that there are tensions between religion and
volunteering, and that these tensions are intensifying as a result
of the changing meaning and role of religion in society. Therefore,
the central aim and contribution of this book is to demonstrate
that the relationship between religion and volunteering is not
univocal but differentiated, ambiguous and sometimes provocative.
By introducing the reader to a much wider landscape of
perspectives, this volume offers a richer, more complex and
variable understanding. Apart from the established positive
causality, the authors examine tensions between religion and
volunteering from the perspective of religious obligation,
religious change, processes of secularization and notions of
post-secularity. They further explore how actions that are
considered altruistic, politically neutral and motivated by
religious beliefs can be used for political reasons. This volume
opens up the field to new perspectives on religious actors and on
how religion and volunteering are enacted outside Western liberal
and Christian societies. It emphasizes interdisciplinary
perspectives, including theology, philosophy, sociology, political
science, anthropology and architecture.
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