Posts Tagged ‘ Democrats ’

Giving thanks very predictive

November 23, 2010
By tomsander

Flickr photo by jeffreylcohen

In American Grace, co-authors David Campbell and Robert Putnam, note how predictive saying grace before meals is.

Don’t expect a lot of households to suddenly switch to giving thanks on Thanksgiving.  With most variables, there is…

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Financial Times’ review of American Grace

November 15, 2010
By tomsander

Excerpt of American Grace review:

At first glance, there is reason to worry a lot about American religion, the authors think. A society with one religion, devoutly followed, ought to be stable. So should a society with…

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Christian Science Monitor: American Grace a ‘treasure trove’ of religious data

November 15, 2010
By tomsander

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Excerpt:

There actually is a “God gap” in present-day American politics, the authors agree: “The Republicans have forged a coalition of the religious … issues like abortion and same-sex marriage…

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Macleans’ Positive Review of American Grace

October 29, 2010
By tomsander

Flickr photo by Danny Hammontree

According to Macleans review, Putnam and Campbell in American Grace “get where they’re going all right, and they turn up a lot of fascinating information about America’s ever-evolving religious life along the way.”

Excerpt:

“…Americans…

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Putnam talking about “American Grace” on Talk of the Nation

October 19, 2010
By tomsander

Flickr photo by Danny Hammontree

Excerpt from Talk of the Nation interview with Neil Conan:

ROBERT PUTNAM: …t’s possible that what people hear, or think they’re going to hear, opinions in church, that they personally disagree with, they don’t change…

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Will Tea Party deflate role of religion in conservative politics?

October 7, 2010
By tomsander

Faces of the Tea Party Movement – Flickr photo by theqspeaks

Wayne Slater, Dallas Morning News Reporter, writes: “The rise of the Tea Party movement raises an interesting question about the place of religious faith in our political debate….

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