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Understanding the Faith Factor in Church-Based Social Ministry
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How do churches express their religious identity in the context of social services, and what does this mean for the faith community's role in civic life?


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Power and Participation in the Modern World
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The Liberty of Strangers

Making the American Nation
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Paperback, Dec 2005
ISBN13: 9780195306439ISBN10: 0195306430
Suggests group accommodation, not the melting pot is key to the success of all democracies here and abroad.


Democracy in India

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Paperback, Jul 2009
ISBN13: 9780195691573ISBN10: 0195691571
This volume brings together the finest scholarly writings on several dimensions of India's democracy.


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Origins of Network Inequality in Everyday Life
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Hardback, Jun 2009
ISBN13: 9780195384352ISBN10: 0195384350
Emphasizing not the connections that people make, but the context in which they are made, Unanticipated Gains presents a major new perspective on social capital.


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