Social Sources of Family Contributions: Giving Patterns in the Reformed Church in America
Using a survey of members of the Reformed Church in America, we tested three models purporting to explain levels of religious giving: the high-demand church model, the club model, and the "dues paying model." Family income and level of involvement in congregational life were the strongest...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1994
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Review of religious research
Year: 1994, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 207-217 |
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| Summary: | Using a survey of members of the Reformed Church in America, we tested three models purporting to explain levels of religious giving: the high-demand church model, the club model, and the "dues paying model." Family income and level of involvement in congregational life were the strongest predictors of giving. The club model and dues paying model were the most strongly supported. The high-demand church model is more explanatory for church involvement than for giving. Conservative beliefs were associated with higher giving, but religious beliefs proved less predictive of giving than were personal piety and religious practices. Level of family income was only weakly associated with church participation, indicating that it operates separately as an influence on giving. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511410 |