First Part
Vision and Roles of Religions in Philanthropy
Valerio Marchetti, The Fundamental Principles of Jewish Philanthropy
Brij Maharaj, Religion, Philanthropy and Giving in South Africa: A Preliminary Analysis
Giovanni Ceccarelli, Charity, Profit, and Common Good in the Christian Economic Tradition
Soma Hewa, Culture and Modernity: American Philanthropy and its Ethical Roots
Gioia Perugia Sztulman, Philanthropy and Jewish Solidarity in Italy: Benevolent Societies in the Ghetto Period on the Basis of Ceremonial Objects and Visual Sources

Second Part
Multicultural Issues and Institutional Hybridization. Philanthropic Traditions and Practices in the Mediterranean Area
Suraiya Faroqhi, Pious Foundations in the Business World of Eighteenth Century Ottoman Towns and Cities
Maria Giuseppina Muzzarelli, The Invention of Solidaristic Credit
Netice Yıldız, The Wakf System in Cyprus as Philanthropic and Religious Institution. A Special Case on Housing the Poor: The Complex of Saman Bahçe Houses in Nicosia (Cyprus)
Brigitte Piquard, Islamic Humanitarianism: Past and Present Perceptions of Da'wah, Jihâd and Relief
Benjamin Gidron, Yael Elon, Deby Babis, Jewish Ultra - Orthodox (Haredi) NPOs in Israel: Protecting and Crossing Community Borders
Daniela Modonesi, Minority Communities in Civil Society
Bartolomeo Pietromarchi, Egnatia. A Path of Displaced Memories