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EBOOK America's Four Gods:What We Say about God--and What That Says about Us

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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199752607
EAN: FBCC3F8CEB
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Stron: 280
Data wydania: 2010
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Despite all the hype surrounding the "e;New Atheism,"e; the United States remains one        of the most religious nations on Earth. In fact, 95% of Americans believe in God--a        level of agreement rarely seen in American life. The greatest divisions in America        are not between atheists and believers, or even between people of different faiths.          What divides us, this groundbreaking book shows, is how we conceive of God and the        role He plays in our daily lives.America's Four Gods draws on the most wide-ranging,        comprehensive, and illuminating survey of American's religious beliefs ever        conducted to offer a systematic exploration of how Americans view God. Paul Froese        and Christopher Bader argue that many of America's most intractable social and        political divisions emerge from religious convictions that are deeply held but        rarely openly discussed. Drawing upon original survey data from thousands of        Americans and a wealth of in-depth interviews from all parts of the country, Froese        and Bader trace America's cultural and political diversity to its ultimate        source--differing opinions about God. They show that regardless of our religious        tradition (or lack thereof), Americans worship four distinct types of God: The        Authoritative God--who is both engaged in the world and judgmental; The Benevolent        God--who loves and helps us in spite of our failings; The Critical God--who catalogs        our sins but does not punish them (at least not in this life); and The Distant        God--who stands apart from the world He created. The authors show that these four        conceptions of God form the basis of our worldviews and are among the most powerful        predictors of how we feel about the most contentious issues in American        life.Accessible, insightful, and filled with the voices of ordinary Americans        discussing their most personal religious beliefs, America's Four Gods provides an        invaluable portrait of how we view God and therefore how we view virtually        everything else.

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