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Robert Wuthnow finds that those who are most involved in acts of compassion are no less individualistic than anyone else--and that those who are the most intensely individualistic are no less involved in caring for others.

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Much has been written about the profound impact the post-World War II baby boomers had on American religion. But the lifestyles and beliefs of the generation that has followed - and the influence these younger Americans are having on the face of religion - are not so well understood. This book offers a look at the future of American religion.

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Looks at how we have adapted to diversity and the ways rank-and-file Americans, clergy, and other community leaders are responding. This book contends that responses to religious diversity are fundamentally deeper than polite discussions about civil liberties and tolerance would suggest.

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Drawing on accounts from scores of people in all walks of life and from a national survey, this book shows that work and money cannot be understood in terms of economic theories alone, but are inevitably rooted in our concepts of ourselves and in the symbolic rituals and taboos of everyday life.

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No state has voted Republican more consistently or widely or for longer than Kansas. To understand red state politics, Kansas is the place. It is also the place to understand red state religion. This title tells the story of religiously motivated political activism in Kansas from territorial days to the present.

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Addresses questions such as: Are congregations effective vehicles for providing broad-based social programs, or are they best at supporting their own members How many local congregations have formal programs to assist needy families This book represents an evenhanded benchmark of information for the coming-debate.

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More than thirty million Americans live in small, out-of-the-way places. Many of them could have joined the vast majority of Americans who live in cities and suburbs. They could live closer to more lucrative careers and convenient shopping, a wider range of educational opportunities, and more robust health care. But they have opted to live differen

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The description for this book, The Restructuring of American Religion: Society and Faith since World War II, will be forthcoming.

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What affect does a religious upbringing have on adult life Robert Wuthnow interviewed more than 200 people to find out how their childhood memories of an adult world imbued with religious meaning influenced their adult perception of religion.

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Details how Americans have traditionally relied on narratives to address what it means to be strong, morally responsible individuals and to explain why some people are more successful than others - in short, to help us make sense of our lives. This title argues that these narratives have done little to help Americans confront new challenges.

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Farming is essential to the American economy and our daily lives, yet few of us have much contact with farmers except through the food we eat. Who are America's farmers Why is farming important to them How are they coping with dramatic changes to their way of life In the Blood paints a vivid and moving portrait of America's farm families, sheddi

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No state has voted Republican more consistently or widely or for longer than Kansas. To understand red state politics, Kansas is the place. It is also the place to understand red state religion. This title tells the story of religiously motivated political activism in Kansas from territorial days to the present.

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Tracing the intersection of religion, race, and power in Texas from Reconstruction through the rise of the Religious Right and the failed presidential bid of Governor Rick Perry, Rough Country illuminates American history since the Civil War in new ways, demonstrating that Texas's story is also America's. In particular, Robert Wuthnow shows how dis

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Tracing the intersection of religion, race, and power in Texas from Reconstruction through the rise of the Religious Right and the failed presidential bid of Governor Rick Perry, Rough Country illuminates American history since the Civil War in new ways, demonstrating that Texas's story is also America's. In particular, Robert Wuthnow shows how dis

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