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- American Grace is "perhaps the most sweeping look yet at contemporary American religion.
- About the Author: Robert D. Putnam is the Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University and founder of the Saguaro Seminar: Civic Engagement in America.
- 720 Pages
- Social Science, Sociology of Religion
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Based on two new studies, "American Grace" examines the impact of religion on American life and explores how that impact has changed in the last half-century.Book Synopsis
American Grace is "perhaps the most sweeping look yet at contemporary American religion. It lays out the broad trends of the past fifty years, assesses their sociological causes, and then does a bit of fortune-telling" (The Washington Post). Unique among nations, America is deeply religious, religiously diverse, and remarkably tolerant. In recent decades, however, the nation's religious landscape has undergone several seismic shocks. American Grace is an authoritative, fascinating examination of what precipitated these changes and the role that religion plays in contemporary American society. Although there is growing polarization between religious conservatives and secular liberals today, at the same time personal interfaith ties are strengthening. Interfaith marriage has increased, and religious identities have become more fluid. More people than ever are friendly with someone of a different faith or no faith at all. Putnam and Campbell show how this denser web of personal ties brings greater interfaith tolerance, despite the so-called culture wars. Based on two of the most comprehensive surveys ever conducted on religion and public life in America (and with a new epilogue based on a third survey), American Grace is an indispensable book about American religious life, essential for understanding our nation today.Review Quotes
"[A] finely-grained and judicious study, sure to become a classic work of social analysis. . . . Riveting and sometimes disconcerting insights into the ways religion shapes and is shaped by the political and social currents of American life."
--Foreign Affairs
About the Author
Robert D. Putnam is the Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University and founder of the Saguaro Seminar: Civic Engagement in America. He is the author or coauthor of ten previous books.David E. Campbell is the John Cardinal O'Hara, C.S.C. Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame as well as the director of the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 6.1 Inches (W) x 1.6 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.25 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 720
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Sociology of Religion
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback
Author: Robert D Putnam & David E Campbell
Language: English
Street Date: February 21, 2012
TCIN: 86385713
UPC: 9781416566731
Item Number (DPCI): 247-31-3841
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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