Item Detail
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29028
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3
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3
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English
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Called to Serve : The Prosocial Behavior of Active Latter-day Saints
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University of Penssylvania (Penn)
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University of Penssylvania School of Social Policy and Practice
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1-20
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"2011-12 has been labeled the “Mormon moment,” a time when America showed great interest in learning about and understanding the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In addition to the sometimes distorted focus on the church in popular media, such as in the Broadway play The Book of Mormon and the TV series Big Love, and the political attention resulting from the political prominence of two members of the church, Jon Huntsman Jr. and Mitt Romney, there is also an interest in scientific and reliable knowledge about the church. Two recent publications shed important light on the church and its members. First, Robert Putnam and David E. Campbell’s (2010) book American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us, compares the political and social behaviors of Latter-day Saints with that of other American religions. Second, the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life (Smith, 2011) released a major report titled: Mormons in America: Certain in Their Beliefs, Uncertain of Their Place in Society. Our study joins these two important works in an attempt to explain how Mormons live; contributing unique information on giving and volunteering behavior." -[INTRO FROM AUTHORS]