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Highly original... a welcome contribution... offers a broad sweep of some of the key issues in the relationship of religion and civil society. - David Sikkink, University of Notre Dame; Bowling Alone But Serving Together: The Congregational Norm of Community Involvement, by Ram Canaan, Stephanie Broddie, and Gaynor Yancey; The Religious Basis of Volunteerism in America, by Steve Yonish and David Campbell; Religious Involvement, Social Capital, and Political Engagement: A Comparison of the United States and Canada, by Corwin Smidt, John Green, James Guth, and Lyman Kellstedt; Does Religion Matter? Projecting Democratic Power into the Public Arena, by Richard Wood; Can Religion Revitalize Civil Society? An Institutional Perspective, by Robert Wuthnow

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Corwin E. Smidt is professor of political science and director of the Paul B. Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the co-author and editor of numerous books including The Bully Pulpit: The Politics of Protestant Clergy, Religion and the Culture Wars: Dispatches from the Field, and the forthcoming The New Religious Order in American Politics.

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