Robert D. Putnam, David E. Campbell with the assistance of Shaylyn Romney Garrett
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed
New York :
Simon & Schuster,
c2010
673 p. :
ill. ;
25 cm
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 571-647) and index
Religious polarization and pluralism in America -- 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 -- Appendix 1. The Faith Matters surveys -- Appendix 2. Data analysis
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Examines the impact of religion on American life and how that impact has changed in the last half-century