The March 2012 issue of Perspectives on Politics (Vol. 10, Issue 1) has a “Review Symposium on Religion and American Public Life”. The issue has 4 reviews of American Grace (which they mistakenly call “Saving Grace” in their online…
“American Grace is a collaborative work by rising star David Campbell, a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame and author of Why We Vote: How Schools and Communities Shape our Civic Life, …
Marvin Olasky reviews American Grace in World Magazine
Robert Putnam, famous for his decade-old book Bowling Alone, now co-authors a massive work with the subtitle “How Religion Divides and Unites Us”—and the divisions are so clear…
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Rod Dreher, late of this site, put in an appearance yesterday in his old newspaper by way of a review essay on Robert Putnam and David Campbell’s hot new book, American Grace: How Religion Unites and Divides Us….
Excerpt from The Economist discussing Robert Putnam and David Campbell’s American Grace:
America’s religiosity has been extensively documented and should surprise no one. It is, Sarah Palin said in her own new book this week, “a prayerful country”….
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…