TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bellah, Robert Neelly 
AU  - Madsen, Richard
AU  - Sullivan, William M.
AU  - Swidler, Ann
AU  - Tipton, Steven M.
TI  - Habits of the heart: individualism and commitment in American life
SN  - 978052005680
U1  - 973 
PY  - 1985///
CY  - Berkeley
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - National characteristics - American
KW  - Civics
KW  - United States - Civilization - 1945-
KW  - Individualism
N2  - "Habits of the Heart 2F required reading for 2F one who w2F s to understand how religion contributes to and detracts from America's common good. An instant classic upon publication in 1985, it was reissued in 1996 with a new introduction describing the book's continuing relevance for a time when the country's racial and class divisions are being continually healed and ripped open again by religious people. Habits of the Heart describes the social significance of faiths ranging from ""Sheilaism"" (practiced by a California nurse named Sheila) to conservative Christianity. It's thoroughly readable, theologically respectful, and academically irreproachable. - Michael Joseph Gross"
ER  -