Generating Generosity in Catholicism and Islam : Beliefs, Institutions, and Public Goods Provision (Hardcover)

1. Introduction: what we know and don't know about religious-based generosity; 2. The charitable consequences of institutions and rituals in Catholicism and Islam; 3. Generosity, public goods provision and religious beliefs in Catholicism and Islam: an experiment; 4. The meaning of religion to Catholics and Muslims; 5. Religious beliefs, prosociality and connections to others; 6. Belief, belonging, and giving in Catholic parishes and Muslim associations; 7. Religious minorities and collective goods provision; 8. Does the welfare state undermine the generosity of Catholics and Muslims?; 9. Conclusion.