Good Society

By: William Sullivan, Robert Bellah, Richard Madsen, Steve Tipton

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Paperback | 18 August 1992 | Edition Number 1

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At a time when many of our institutions--from the family to government itself--are in disrepair or disrepute, the authors of the bestselling Habits of the Heart examine how those institutions fell from grace and offer concrete proposals for revitalizing them.

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"THE GOOD SOCIETY is not only thought-provoking but also deeply moving....This book should be widely read, discussed, and argued about in public. It is the beginning of a conversation that must continue and expand."--Utne Reader

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Acknowledgments
Introduction: We Live Through Institutions
Making Sense of It
The Rise and Fall of the American Century
The Political Economy: Marker and Work
Government, Law, and Politics
Education: Technical and Moral
The Public Church
America in the World
Conclusion: Democracy Means Paying Attention
Appendix: Institutions in Sociology and Public Philosophy
Notes
Index
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