Commentary in American Life
Author: Murray Friedman
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9781592131112
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Author: Murray Friedman
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9781592131112
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCommentary magazine's impact on American life, letters, and politics.
Author: Richard Hofstadter
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2012-01-04
Total Pages: 465
ISBN-13: 0307809676
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWinner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction Anti-Intellectualism in American Life is a book which throws light on many features of the American character. Its concern is not merely to portray the scorners of intellect in American life, but to say something about what the intellectual is, and can be, as a force in a democratic society. "As Mr. Hofstadter unfolds the fascinating story, it is no crude battle of eggheads and fatheads. It is a rich, complex, shifting picture of the life of the mind in a society dominated by the ideal of practical success." —Robert Peel in the Christian Science Monitor
Author: United States. Panel on the Quality of American Life
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 160
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Philip Goff
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017-03-01
Total Pages: 455
ISBN-13: 0190468947
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere is a paradox in American Christianity. According to Gallup, nearly eight in ten Americans regard the Bible as either the literal word of God or inspired by God. At the same time, surveys have revealed gaps in these same Americans' biblical literacy. These discrepancies reveal the complex relationship between American Christians and Holy Writ, a subject that is widely acknowledged but rarely investigated. The Bible in American Life is a sustained, collaborative reflection on the ways Americans use the Bible in their personal lives. It also considers how other influences, including religious communities and the Internet, shape individuals' comprehension of scripture. Employing both quantitative methods (the General Social Survey and the National Congregations Study) and qualitative research (historical studies for context), The Bible in American Life provides an unprecedented perspective on the Bible's role outside of worship, in the lived religion of a broad cross-section of Americans both now and in the past. The Bible has been central to Christian practice, and has functioned as a cultural touchstone From the broadest scale imaginable, national survey data about all Americans, down to the smallest details, such as the portrayal of Noah and his ark in children's Bibles, this book offers insight and illumination from scholars across the intellectual spectrum. It will be useful and informative for scholars seeking to understand changes in American Christianity as well as clergy seeking more effective ways to preach and teach about scripture in a changing environment.
Author: Richard O. Davies
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2016-05-23
Total Pages: 504
ISBN-13: 1118912543
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe third edition of author Richard O. Davies highly praised narrative of American sports, Sports in American Life: A History, features extensive revisions and updates to its presentation of an interpretative history of the relationship of sports to the larger themes of U.S. history. Updated include a new section on concussions caused by contact sports and new biographies of John Wooden and Joe Paterno. Features extensive revisions and updates, along with a leaner, faster-paced narrative than previous editions Addresses the social, economic, and cultural interaction between sports and gender, race, class, and other larger issues Provides expanded coverage of college sports, women in sports, race and racism in organized sports, and soccers sharp rise in popularity Features an all-new section that tackles the growing controversy of head injuries and concussions caused by contact sports
Author: Thomas Low Nichols
Publisher: Applewood Books
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 1429003847
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA physician makes observations on American life for an English audience. A memoir of the doctor, born in New Hampshire, which leads him toward commentary on American politics, slavery, education, and morality. Vol. 2 of 2
Author: Milton M. Gordon
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1964
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 0195008960
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first full-scale sociological survey of the assimilation of minorities in America, this classic work presents significant conclusions about the problems of prejudice and discrimination in America and offers positive suggestions for the achievement of a healthy balance among societal, subgroup, and individual needs.
Author: Tim Brookes
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9780802142580
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReunion is the awkward, tender meeting between a father and daughter after nearly twenty years separation. Dark Pony is the telling of a mythical story by a father to his young daughter as they drive home in the evening.
Author: Richard Hofstadter
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2012-01-04
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 030780965X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDemonstrates how the colonies developed into the first nation created under the influences of nationalism, modern capitalism and Protestantism.
Author: Benjamin Balint
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2010-06-01
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 1586488600
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the years of cultural and political ferment following World War II, a new generation of Jewish- American writers and thinkers arose to make an indelible mark on American culture. Commentary was their magazine; the place where they and other politically sympathetic intellectuals -- Hannah Arendt, Saul Bellow, Lionel Trilling, Alfred Kazin, James Baldwin, Bernard Malamud, Philip Roth, Cynthia Ozick and many others -- shared new work, explored ideas, and argued with each other. Founded by the offspring of immigrants, Commentary began life as a voice for the marginalized and a feisty advocate for civil rights and economic justice. But just as American culture moved in its direction, it began -- inexplicably to some -- to veer right, becoming the voice of neoconservativism and defender of the powerful. This lively history, based on unprecedented access to the magazine's archives and dozens of original interviews, provocatively explains that shift while recreating the atmosphere of some of the most exciting decades in American intellectual life.