Religiosity and Generosity: Multi-Level Approaches to Studying the Religiousness of Prosocial Actions
This paper provides a meta-analysis of the intersection of (a) religiosity and spirituality with (b) generosity, philanthropy, nonprofits, and prosociality. The study is informed by three informational sources, chronologically: (1) informational interviews with scholars and practitioners based withi...
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| author | Patricia Snell Herzog Amy Strohmeier David P. King Rafia A. Khader Andrew L. Williams Jamie L. Goodwin Dana R. H. Doan Bhekinkosi Moyo |
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| description | This paper provides a meta-analysis of the intersection of (a) religiosity and spirituality with (b) generosity, philanthropy, nonprofits, and prosociality. The study is informed by three informational sources, chronologically: (1) informational interviews with scholars and practitioners based within and studying regions outside of the U.S. and Western Europe; (2) discovery search of purposefully selected extant publications, especially focusing on the last decade of contemporary scholarship; and (3) systematic search of relevant peer-reviewed publication outlets since 2010. Reviewed publications are categorized by level of analysis into macro, meso, and micro approaches. Across each level and source, publications are also geo-tagged for their geographic scope. Particular attention is paid to the under-studied world regions of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The results reveal that Asia is the most studied and Latin America the least studied, and that meso-level approaches are the most common while micro-level are the least common. Additionally, a map of publication counts reveals within-region inequalities by country. Implications of the analysis are drawn for future studies, particularly ways to advance this interdisciplinary field. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d6e5c9df446140bc845c78ae7066a1bb2023-11-20T12:04:42ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442020-08-0111944610.3390/rel11090446Religiosity and Generosity: Multi-Level Approaches to Studying the Religiousness of Prosocial ActionsPatricia Snell Herzog0Amy Strohmeier1David P. King2Rafia A. Khader3Andrew L. Williams4Jamie L. Goodwin5Dana R. H. Doan6Bhekinkosi Moyo7Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAIndiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAIndiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAIndiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAIndiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAIndiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAIndiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USAWits Business School, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2000, South AfricaThis paper provides a meta-analysis of the intersection of (a) religiosity and spirituality with (b) generosity, philanthropy, nonprofits, and prosociality. The study is informed by three informational sources, chronologically: (1) informational interviews with scholars and practitioners based within and studying regions outside of the U.S. and Western Europe; (2) discovery search of purposefully selected extant publications, especially focusing on the last decade of contemporary scholarship; and (3) systematic search of relevant peer-reviewed publication outlets since 2010. Reviewed publications are categorized by level of analysis into macro, meso, and micro approaches. Across each level and source, publications are also geo-tagged for their geographic scope. Particular attention is paid to the under-studied world regions of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The results reveal that Asia is the most studied and Latin America the least studied, and that meso-level approaches are the most common while micro-level are the least common. Additionally, a map of publication counts reveals within-region inequalities by country. Implications of the analysis are drawn for future studies, particularly ways to advance this interdisciplinary field.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/9/446religiosityspiritualitygenerosityphilanthropynonprofitsNGOs |
| spellingShingle | Patricia Snell Herzog Amy Strohmeier David P. King Rafia A. Khader Andrew L. Williams Jamie L. Goodwin Dana R. H. Doan Bhekinkosi Moyo Religiosity and Generosity: Multi-Level Approaches to Studying the Religiousness of Prosocial Actions Religions religiosity spirituality generosity philanthropy nonprofits NGOs |
| title | Religiosity and Generosity: Multi-Level Approaches to Studying the Religiousness of Prosocial Actions |
| title_full | Religiosity and Generosity: Multi-Level Approaches to Studying the Religiousness of Prosocial Actions |
| title_fullStr | Religiosity and Generosity: Multi-Level Approaches to Studying the Religiousness of Prosocial Actions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Religiosity and Generosity: Multi-Level Approaches to Studying the Religiousness of Prosocial Actions |
| title_short | Religiosity and Generosity: Multi-Level Approaches to Studying the Religiousness of Prosocial Actions |
| title_sort | religiosity and generosity multi level approaches to studying the religiousness of prosocial actions |
| topic | religiosity spirituality generosity philanthropy nonprofits NGOs |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/9/446 |
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