Religion and Volunteering Complex, contested and ambiguous relationships /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hustinx, Lesley (Editor), von Essen, Johan (Editor), Haers, Jacques (Editor), Mels, Sara (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies, An International Multidisciplinary Series,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Religion.; Sociology.; Religion and culture.; Social Sciences.; Sociology, general.; Sociology of Culture.; Religious Studies, general.

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...