Claiming Society for God : Religious Movements and Social Welfare

Davis, Nancy J./ Robinson, Robert V.

Indiana University Press（2012/05発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 234 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780253002389
• DDC分類 201.7

Full Description

Claiming Society for God focuses on common strategies employed by religiously orthodox, fundamentalist movements around the world. Rather than employing terrorism, as much of post-9/11 thinking suggests, these movements use a patient, under-the-radar strategy of infiltrating and subtly transforming civil society. Nancy J. Davis and Robert V. Robinson tell the story of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Shas in Israel, Comunione e Liberazione in Italy, and the Salvation Army in the United States. They show how these movements build massive grassroots networks of religiously based social service agencies, hospitals, schools, and businesses to bring their own brand of faith to popular and political fronts.

Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Contesting the State by Bypassing It
2. The Muslim Brotherhood: Building a State within a State in Egypt
3. The Sephardi Torah Guardians: Penetrating the Israeli State to Circumvent It
4. Comunione e Liberazione: Laying the Building Blocks of a Parallel Christian Society in Italy
5. The Salvation Army USA: Doing Good to Hasten the Second Coming
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index