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Peters, Paul. "Much Ado About Nothing: the Myth and Ceremony of Faith-Related NGOs" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 12, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p22960_index.html>

Peters, P. A. , 2005-08-12 "Much Ado About Nothing: the Myth and Ceremony of Faith-Related NGOs" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p22960_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Faith-related agencies have gained a considerable amount of attention in academic and popular literature. This broad group of organisations is often promoted as a new way of effectively reaching marginalised populations and efficiently providing needed services. Much of the current debate has focused on either operationally defining these groups or on how religion itself can benefit target populations. Little research has taken a step back to question why these special interest groups appear so effective. This paper uses faith-related agencies in Latin America as a context for questioning whether it is faith itself or just the organisational legitimacy afforded by their relation to faith that supports these claims. Theoretical arguments in educational sociology suggest that religion itself may provide some benefit, particularly in the construction of social capital. Using Meyer and Rowan’s (1977) seminal article on institutionalised organisations, this article suggests that it may not be religious affiliations per se that provide the benefit, but rather the myths and ceremonies associated with religious structures.

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