RLB233 The Role of Faith-Based NGOs in the Production of Religious Social Capital

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2007
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Gábor Dániel Nagy, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. Jana Valtrová, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
each odd Monday 15:00–18:15 J31, each odd Tuesday 15:00–18:15 B31, each odd Wednesday 16:40–19:55 A33 stara, each odd Thursday 16:40–19:55 G03, each odd Friday 13:20–16:35 A33 stara
Prerequisites
RLB33 Sociology of Religion
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
According to Putnam (1993; 2000; 2004), Coleman (1988), Greeley (1997) and others, congregations and religious communities play a most important role in the fostering of voluntary actions of their members. The ‘religious reasons’ as motivations for civic and even political participation play a most significant role in the society of the United States and in the societies of Europe as well. The aforementioned authors conclude that religious involvement plays a major role in the creation of social capital. This type of social capital might be regarded as ‘religious social capital’. This course will try to grasp the religious background of the social capital theory.
Syllabus
  • 1. The concept of social capital (Lin, N; Coleman, J.S.; Putnam, R.D.). - 2. Religious social capital (Greeley, A; Putnam, R.D.; Coleman, J.A.). - 3. Religious involvement and volunteering in the United States (Bellah, R; Wuthnow, R; Cambell and Yonish) - 4. Religious social capital: case studies (Putnam, R.D.). - 5. Social Capital in Europe: the case of Germany and France (Putnam and Feldstein). - 6. Making social capital work: the role of faith based NGOs.
Literature
  • BELLAH, Robert Neelly. Habits of the heart : individualism and commitment in American life. 1st ed. New York: Perennial library, 1986, xii, 355. ISBN 0060970278. info
  • LIN, Nan. Social capital : a theory of social structure and action. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, xiv, 278. ISBN 052152167X. info
  • Putnam, R. D. (ed.). Democracies in flux : the evolution of social capital in contemporary societies. New York: Oxford University Press 2002.
  • Smidt, C. (ed.) Religion as social capital : producing the common good. Waco: Baylor University Press 2003.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
An essay of five pages on selected and course relevant topic.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo religionistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
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