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Caiazza, Amy. "The Work of God is Work in the World: How Religious Women Activists Think About Moral Values, Politics and Civil Society" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC, Sep 01, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p42763_index.html>

Caiazza, A. B. , 2005-09-01 "The Work of God is Work in the World: How Religious Women Activists Think About Moral Values, Politics and Civil Society" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC Online <PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p42763_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Based on a series of in-depth interviews with religious women activists, this paper examines how women involved in religious activism describe the values that motivate their work and apply them to public life. It compares and contrasts the approaches described by conservative women involved in cultural issues with those described by social welfare activists. It argues that differences between these two groups are rooted in their differing images of God, with conservative cultural activists describing a more judgmental, hierarchical God, while social justice activists describe a more collaborative God who is known best in community. As a result, conservative cultural activists tend to focus their activism on institutionalizing moral standards that, in their view, God dictates. In contrast, religious activists who choose to dedicate their efforts to social welfare issues, and who encompass conservatives and moderates but are mostly more progressive politically, are more intent on creating social and economic conditions that they see as necessary to building healthy communities. In doing so, these activists bring a set of values considered more appropriate to the �private� sphere to �public� life, thus challenging traditional, male-structured concepts of religion and politics. Their work and values also refocus responsibility for building social welfare and alleviating inequality more toward citizens themselves, in tandem with but not as a replacement for government, based on a sense of shared responsibility.

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