Ogilvie, Robert S., 1963-

Voluntarism, community life, and the American ethic [electronic resource] / Robert S. Ogilvie. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2004. - viii, 272 p. : ill. - Philanthropic and nonprofit studies . - Philanthropic and nonprofit studies. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-261) and index.

Voluntarism and the American ethic -- The Partnership for the Homeless -- In the church shelters -- Why people volunteer in church shelters and why they keep at it -- The mediating role of the church shelters -- The moral effects of the volunteer experience -- The church shelters as community-generating institutions -- Social architecture.


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