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Interviews [3]
1. Calvin O. Pressley on the Financing of Historic Black Churches
2. Patrick McNamara on Stewardship for Catholics and Protestants
3. Robert Wood Lynn on Christian Giving in America
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Products [40]
1. An American Practice of Giving: A Neglected Strand in American Church History
2. An Analysis of Catholic Sacrificial Giving Programs in Seattle, Washington
3. An Estimate of Catholic Household Contributions to the Sunday Offertory Collection during 1991
4. Behind the Stained Glass Windows: Money Dynamics in the Church
5. Changing Channels: A Guide to Financing Christian Broadcast Ministries
6. Choosing to Live: Financing the Future of Religious Body Headquarters
7. Churches as Government Partners: Navigating 'Charitable Choice'
8. Conference on the Future of Catholic Schools
9. Congregational vs. Denominational Giving: An Analysis of Giving Patterns in the Presbyterian Church in the United States and the Reformed Church in America
10. Congregational Vs. Denominational Giving: An Analysis of Giving Patterns in the Presbyterian Church in the United States and the Reformed Church in America
11. Correlates of Religious Giving in Six Protestant Denominations
12. Determinants of Religious Giving in American Denominations: Data from Two Nationwide Surveys
13. Economic and Attitudinal Factors in Catholic and Protestant Religious Giving
14. Faith and Money: A Bibliography
15. From Belief to Commitment: The Community Service Activities and Finances of Religious Congregations in the United States
16. From Candy Sales to Committed Donors: A Guide to Financing Christian Schools
17. From Soup and a Sermon to Mega-Mission: A Guide to Financing Rescue Missions
18. Generous Congregations, Generous Givers: Congregational Contexts that Stimulate Individual Giving
19. Giving Trends in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
20. Helping the Hurting: A Guide to Financing Christian Social Service Ministries
21. Inside Outreach: A Guide to Financing Christian Outreach Ministries
22. Money Matters: Personal Giving in American Churches
23. Out of the Woods: A Guide to Funding Camp and Conference Ministries
24. Passing the Plate in Affluent Churches: Why Some Members Give More than Others
25. Relationship of Parish Characteristics to Sunday Giving Among Catholics in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
26. Religious Resources and Church Growth
27. Skewness Explained: A Rational Choice Model of Religious Giving
28. Small Religious Nonprofits: From Vulnerability to Viability
29. Social Sources of Family Contributions: Giving Patterns in the Reformed Church in America
30. Social Sources of Family Contributions: Giving Patterns in the Reformed Church in America
31. Survey of Endowed Presbyterian Churches
32. The Catholic Philanthropic Tradition in America
33. The Cost of Catholic Parishes and Schools
34. The Problem of Understanding Church Giving
35. The Receipts and Benevolences of Presbyterian Congregations, 1973-1988
36. The State of Church Giving through 1990
37. The State of Church Giving through 1991
38. The State of Church Giving through 1992
39. The State of Church Giving through 1993
40. Why Give?: Stewardship: A Documentary History of One Strand in American Protestant Teachings about Giving (1825-1985)
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Projects [20]
1. Collection of Baseline Data from Congregations
2. Conference on Congregational Financing
3. Financing of Selected American Protestant Para-church Religious Institutions
4. National Survey of Finances and Activities of Congregations
5. Research on Fund-raising as a Christian Ministry
6. Research on Religious Giving
7. Research on the Cost of Operating American Catholic Parishes and Schools
8. Research on the Economics of American Religion
9. Research Project on the Financing of African-American Churches
10. Searching for Denominational "Bedrock": Ethnicity and Church Growth/Decline
11. State- level Database of Religious Nonprofit Organizations
12. Stewardship Attitudes Research Project
13. Study of Diocesan Funding in the Episcopal Church
14. Study of Stewardship Churches
15. Study of the Post-War Economic Behavior of Presbyterian Congregations
16. Study on Congregational Giving
17. Survey of Characteristics of Endowed Presbyterian Churches
18. The Faith and Organizations Project
19. To Produce a History of Catholic Philanthropy in America from 1780 to the Present
20. Understanding the Determinants of Religious Giving
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Research Articles [2]
1. A Pastor's Perspective on the Financing of American Religion
2. Financing American Religion
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Study Guides [1]
1. Thinking Theologically About Faith and Wealth
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Newsletters [2]
1. Initiatives in Religion: Fall, 1993 [vol. 2, no. 4]
2. Initiatives in Religion: Summer, 1995 [vol. 4, no. 3]
Related Books [3]
1. Behind the Stained Glass Windows: Money Dynamics in the Church
2. The Catholic Philanthropic Tradition in America
3. The Cost of Catholic Parishes and Schools
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