The American paradox : spiritual hunger in an age of plenty /
For Americans entering the twenty-first century, it is the best of times and the worst of times. Material wealth is at record levels, yet disturbing social problems reflect a deep spiritual poverty. In this compelling book, well-known social psychologist David G. Myers asks how this paradox has come...
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2000]
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=188099 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword / by Martin E. Marty
- Preface
- 1. The best of times, the worst of times
- 2. The sexual swing
- 3. The past and future of marriage
- 4. America's children
- 5. Violence
- 6. Money and misery
- 7. Individualism and community
- 8. Media, minds, and the public good
- 9. Educating for a moral compass
- 10. Faith and society
- Epilogue.