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- Title
The Bridging Activity of Multiracial Congregations.
- Authors
Polson, Edward C.; Gillespie, Rachel
- Abstract
The growing diversity of U.S. communities has led scholars to explore how racial/ethnic diversity effects social capital, civic engagement, and social trust. Less is known about the relationship between diversity and the work of community-based organizations (CBOs). In this study, we examine how the racial/ethnic composition of one ubiquitous type of CBO, religious congregations, is related to measures of organizational bridging social capital. Analyzing data collected through a census of congregations in one Midwestern county, we explore the relationship between racial/ethnic diversity and the bridging activity of religious congregations. We find that multiracial congregations are more likely to be involved with externally focused service programs, tend to support a larger number of programs, and report more interorganizational collaborators than other congregations. Our findings suggest that multiracial congregations can provide a valuable resource for increasingly diverse communities and civil society.
- Subjects
CULTURAL pluralism -- Religious aspects; COMMUNITY organization; RELIGIOUS groups; SOCIAL capital; COMMUNITY involvement; CIVIL society
- Publication
Religions, 2019, Vol 10, Issue 3, p204
- ISSN
2077-1444
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/rel10030204