Robert Wuthnow

This is a study of American spiritual evolution since the 1950s. Using in-depth interviews and a range of resource material, the author shows how Americans, from teenagers to senior citizens, define their spiritual journeys. The author's findings reflect the changes in beliefs and lifestyles that have occurred over time. The book reconstructs the social and cultural reasons for an emphasis...

How a fraying social fabric is fuelling the outrage of rural Americans. What is fuelling rural America's outrage toward the federal government? Why did rural Americans vote overwhelmingly for Donald Trump? And is there a more nuanced explanation for the growing rural-urban divide? Drawing on more than a decade of research and hundreds of interviews, Robert Wuthnow brings us into...

The communities, congregations, and faith-based coalitions that have been working for racial justice over the past fifty years Have progressive religious organisations been missing in action in recent struggles for racial justice? In Faith Communities and the Fight for Racial Justice, Robert Wuthnow shows that, contrary to activists' accusations of complacency, Black and White faith leaders have fought steadily for...