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Author:

Putnam, Robert D.

Title:

American grace : how religion divides and unites us / Robert D. Putnam, David E. Campbell, with the assistance of Shaylyn Romney Garrett.

Edition:

1st Simon & Schuster trade pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

707 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Religion and sociology--United States.
United States--Religion--1960-
United States--Religion.
Religion and sociology--United States.

Notes:

With a new epilogue by the authors. Includes bibliographical references (p. 601-682) and index.

Contents:

Data analysis -- Vignettes: the old and the new -- Religiosity in America: the historical backdrop -- Religiosity in America: shock and two aftershocks -- Switching, matching, and mixing -- Innovations in religion -- Vignettes: ethnicity, gender, and religion -- The Women's revolution, the rise of inequality, and religion -- Diversity, ethnicity, and religion -- Vignettes: how religion and politics intertwine -- Religion in American politics -- Echo chambers: politics within congregations -- Religion and good neighborliness -- A house divided? -- America's grace: how a tolerant nation bridges its religious divides -- Index. Appendix 1: The Faith Matters surveys -- Appendix 2: Data analysis -- Notes -- Index.

Summary:

Draws on three national surveys on religion, as well as research conducted by congregations across the United States, to examine the profound impact it has had on American life and how religious attitudes have changed in recent decades.

ISBN:

9781416566731
1416566732

OCLC:

(OCoLC)779850095

Locations:

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

XNPC367 -- Hamburg Public Library (Hamburg)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

PMAX975 -- Morningside University - Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Library (Sioux City)