LANDSCAPES OF THE SOUL: The Loss of Moral Meaning in American Life
Douglas V. Porpora, LANDSCAPES OF THE SOUL: The Loss of Moral Meaning in Americ. , $27.50 (368pp) ISBN 978-0-19-513491-9
Drexel University's Porpora is troubled that Americans have lost "moral purpose." That's happened, he says, not because we are following the lead of an adulterous ex-president or because consumer capitalism cultivates greed rather than charity, but because we no longer have emotional relationships with God. A sociologist, Porpora conducted interviews with dozens of Americans of all religious stripes. Americans believe in God, he concludes, but our belief is a highly theoretical, ratiocinated one; we may check off "theist" on a questionnaire, but we don't
Reviewed on: 03/26/2001
Genre: Religion
Other - 978-0-19-983456-3
Paperback - 368 pages - 978-0-19-516944-7