Articles by Brett Scharffs

Volunteerism, Charitable Giving, and Religion: The U.S. Example

Vol. 7, No. 3 (Fall 2009)

Brett Scharffs Thursday, 10 September 2009

Religious groups are the single largest recipients of both money and time in the United States. It serves as a helpful case study for countries experiencing religious resurgence as their governments struggle to meet growing needs for social services.

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Security, Religious Autonomy, and the Good Society

Vol. 5, No. 3 (Fall 2007)

Brett Scharffs Saturday, 1 September 2007

Rather than thinking of freedom and security as values in opposition to each other, we can find ways in which they can exist as mutually enhancing strands of a single cord.

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