Generating Generosity in Catholicism and Islam Beliefs, Institutions, and Public Goods Provision

includes index and biblioraphy

Introduction : What we do and don`t know about religious based Generosity ................1 The Charitable consequences of Institutions and rituals in Catholicsm and islam ...............26 Generosity, public Goods provision, and Religious beliefs in Catholicism and Islam : An Experiment ...........67 The Meaning of Religion to Catholics and Muslims ............89 Religious communities, Prosociality, and Connections to Others ................116 Belief, belonging, and giving in Catholic Parishes and Muslim associations ............143 Religious minorities and generosity ..........165 Religious minorities and generosity .........187 The Welfare state, religion, and generosity ..............187 Religion and public Goods provision .........229