RT Article
T1 The Enchanting Dream of "Spiritual Capital"
JF Implicit religion
VO 14
IS 1
SP 67
OP 86
A1 Montemaggi, Francesca E. S. 1977-
LA English
PB Equinox
YR 2011
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1690394366
AB Spiritual capital has gained prominence in the past decade as the social capital of faith based organizations (FBOs). In a previous issue of Implicit Religion, Chris Baker and Jonathan Miles-Watson, of the William Temple Foundation (WTF), presented an exhaustive review of the relevant literature on social capital and spiritual capital, and proposed a notion of spiritual capital that includes religious culture motivating social action (Baker and Miles-Watson 2010). This interpretation has transformed the original notion of spiritual capital into a normative concept that seeks to celebrate spirituality rather than understand it. This paper presents a critical reflection on the implications of such an approach and argues for the differentiation and analysis of religious phenomena.
K1 BAKER, Chris
K1 MILES, Jonathan
K1 Religious Institutions
K1 Social Capital
K1 Spiritual Life
K1 Community
K1 Religion
K1 Social Action
K1 Spiritual Capital
DO 10.1558/imre.v14i1.67