Private Prayer and Civic Involvement

By Matthew T. Loveland, David H. Sikkink, D. J. Myers, Benjamin Radcliff. 2005

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How Does Prayer Help Manage Emotions? (2010, background): “Several recent studies have investigated the impact of praying behavior on such things as giving to charity, volunteering, and civic action (e.g., Barnes 2005; Loveland et al. 2005; Ozorak 2003; Pattillo-McCoy 1998).”
The Meanings and Manifestations of Religion and Spirituality among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adults (2009, background): “Religion and spirituality inform the content of Americans’ political beliefs and their patterns of political participation (Calhoun-Brown 1996; Greenberg 2000; Harris 1994; Reese and Brown 1995; Wood 1999), and their level of engagement in pro-social activities (Hodgkinson, Weitzman, and The Gallup ”
Religion and Volunteering in Context (2012, background): “…from a variety of surveys conducted in different times and places overwhelmingly suggests that religious individuals are more active volunteers and community participants than their secular counterparts (e.g., Lam 2002, 2006; Loveland et al. 2005; Park and Smith 2000; Putnam and Campbell 2010).”