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- Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 270 p.) : ill.
- Uniform Title
- Passing the plate (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Passing the plate (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-270).
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Introduction: The riddle of stingy Christian giving -- Giving to change the world -- Failed generosity -- Toward explaining ungenerous giving -- The view from pulpits and pews -- A mental experiment in raised expectations -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Christian church teachings -- Appendix B: Data sources used in analyses -- Appendix C: Multivariate regressions on charitable giving.
- LCCN
- 2008019801
- OCLC
- ssj0000088665
- Author
Smith, Christian, 1960-
- Title
Passing the plate [electronic resource] : why American Christians don't give away more money / Christian Smith and Michael O. Emerson, with Patricia Snell.
- Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-270).
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Emerson, Michael O., 1965-
Snell, Patricia, 1978-