Walk with us and listen : political reconciliation in Africa /

Effective peace agreements are rarely accomplished by idealists. The process of moving from situations of entrenched oppression, armed conflict, open warfare, and mass atrocities toward peace and reconciliation requires a series of small steps and compromises to open the way for the kind of dialogue...

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Author / Creator: Villa-Vicencio, Charles.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Religion and Civic Responsibility
  • 1. Civil Society, Civic Responsibility, and Citizenship
  • 2. Religion in Contemporary America
  • 3. Religion and Membership in Civic Associations
  • 4. Religion, Volunteering, and Philanthropic Giving
  • 5. Religion and Civic Capacities
  • 6. Religion and Civic Virtues
  • 7. Religion, Civic Participation, and Political Participation
  • Appendices:
  • A. Description of Surveys Employed
  • B. Variation in Questions and Question Wording on Membership in Voluntary Associations
  • C. Question Wording Related to Volunteering by Survey
  • D. Question Wording Related to Charitable Giving by Survey
  • References
  • Index