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Index 269 Adams, John, 177 Age, 59, 60t, 65, 87–88, 90–91; charitable giving and, 126–28; civic and political participation and, 221–23; interest in politics and, 161–62; interpersonal trust and, 191; knowledge of politics and, 163, 164–70; law– abidingness and, 184; likelihood of volunteering, 114–16; political efficacy and, 187–88; political tolerance and, 192; as predictor of practicing civic skills, 153–55; work ethic and, 204t altruism, 12, 40n3 American Constitution. See Constitution analytical concerns in surveys, 77 anarchy, 24 application for government assistance, 181–85 Aquinas, 176 Aristotle, 176 Arts and Religion Survey, 48t, 55, 56t, 57, 63t, 100t, 114t, 121t, 125t associational matrix, 93 atheist, 53. See also unaffiliated with any religion The letter t following a page number denotes a table. Augustine, 176 autonomy, 29, 34 authoritarian, 24, 36 “believers but not belongers”, 51 Biblical authority, 96n13, 96n15; relationship to civic association membership, 82 black Protestant, 61t, 62, 65, 84t; political efficacy and, 188; practicing civic skills in church setting, 141–43, 149, 150. See also Protestant body politic, 20, 224 campaign, election, 1, 12, 209, 214t, 224 Catholic. See Roman Catholic charitable contributions, 16, 214t, 227; level of giving, 118, 120–30; relationship to civic virtue, 5, 206n2; religious affiliation and, 117–30. See also philanthropy Christianity, 6, 112 church attendance, 85t, 86, 94; contribution to civic engagement , 4, 15; developing civic skills, 94, 136–44 passim; levels 270 Index church attendance (continued) of attendance, 18n8, 42–58 passim; 64, 65, 66n7, 67n8, 109– 112, 131nn9–11. See also public worship church, 3, 5, 24, 66n3, 131n7, 137, 138 church membership, 95n5, 96n16, 171n10; as predictor of practicing civic skills, 4, 153–55; relationship to voluntary association membership, 84t, 77–94, 131nn10–11. See also voluntary association membership Cicero, 176 Citizen Involvement Survey, 75t, 78t, 84t, 88t, 89t, 95n6, 140t Citizen Participation Study, 48t, 63t, 75t, 84t, 85t, 88t–92 passim, 96n18, 97n20, 137t–55 passim, 156t, 157, 160t, 165t, 167t, 170nn6–7, 171n1, 172n18 civic capacities. See civic skills; political involvement civic engagement: capacity for, 11, 17, 31–38 passim, 71, 72, 148, 206n2, 227; declining levels of, 2, 209–11, 229n1, 230n4; defined, 25–26; relationship to political involvement, 208–17, 223–24; religion’s role in, 17, 83, 162, 166, 208, 217–24, 227; rooted in American society, 11. See also civic skills Civic Involvement Survey, 48t, 96n19, 79t, 100t, 104t, 107t, 109t, 137t, 138, civic participation. See civic engagement civic skills: church size and practice of, 139–40, 168; defined and examples of, 135–36, 137t, 140t, 144t, 145, 147t; interest in politics and, 156–57, 170n2; religion and practice of, 136–43, 145–55, 168, 169; religious affiliation and practice of, 140– 43; voluntary association and practice of, 136, 143–48, 153–55. See also civic engagement civic virtue: defined, 25, 174–76, 180, 193–95, 204–5, 207n9; historical background of, 32–34, 176–79; religion and, 17, 208, 225–29. See also interpersonal trust ; law-abidingness; political efficacy; political tolerance; trust; work ethic clergy cue–giving, 157 collective action, 5, 26, 34, 71, 94n3, 178, 181, 209 common good, 1, 3, 9, 21–23, 28–29, 34–35, 123, 134, 175, 178. See also public good common grace, 82, 96n11 community service, 11, 172n21, 227 compassion, 2, 12, 117 compromise, 11, 72, 136, 174, 227 confidence in public institutions, 185, 205n4. See also political efficacy Congress. See legislature consensus, 9, 13, 27, 93, 134, 179, 227 conservative theory, 26, 36–39, 237t Constitution, 6, 9, 19, 30, 33, 177, 199, 225 consumerism, 24,29 contributions. See charitable giving correspondence theory, 39n2 daily prayer, 43, 47, 48t, 49, 54, 64. See also devotional life, private; prayer, private democratic citizenship, 29–35 passim, 175, 208 [18.204.214.205] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 18:57 GMT) Index 271 demographic, 99, 102, 130. See also age; education; gender; income; marital status; religious affiliation; race denomination, 6, 50, 82, 141, 158, 193 devotional life, private, 43, 47, 53, 57, 58, 64, 94, 112–16, 160, 220. See also daily prayer; prayer, private dominant status model, 86, 87 doctrine, 8, 9, 50, 96n11 dues. See financial contribution as membership duty to help others, 106, 112, 157 education, 14, 179; charitable giving and, 126–28; civic and political participation and, 221–23; form of religious expression and, 59, 61t, 65, 67n10; interest in politics and, 161–62; interpersonal trust and, 191; knowledge of politics and, 163, 164–70...