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‘The Interview’: Robert Putnam Knows Why You’re Lonely - The New York Times
Lulu Garcia-Navarronytimes.comthe loss of these small groups, in favor of nation-level organization of atomized individuals, has had serious consequences for human welfare and human agency. We are missing a layer of organization essential for our happiness.
Sarah Perry • Gardens Need Walls: On Boundaries, Ritual, and Beauty
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations of Americans are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world, David Brooks wrote in The Atlantic’s September 2023 magazine issue.
Over the past few years, different social observers have offered different stories to explain the rise of hatred,... See more
instagram.comI want to supplement Willard’s emphasis on the individual practice of the spiritual disciplines with what might be a counterintuitive thesis in our “millennial” moment: that the most potent, charged, transformative site of the Spirit’s work is found in the most unlikely of places—the church!
James K. A. Smith • You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
According to Putnam, the more we prioritize our private bubbles over public life, the more we disconnect from our local surroundings. This has weakened American democracy. Fewer people are engaged in politics, and those who do are often at the political poles. With less social capital, our neighborhoods are connected by fewer informal, reciprocal... See more
“I have a view that is uncommon among social scientists, which is that moral revolutions are real and they change our culture,” Robert Putnam told me. In the early 20th century, a group of liberal Christians, including the pastor Walter Rauschenbusch, urged other Christians to expand their faith from a narrow concern for personal salvation to a... See more
Derek Thompson • The Anti-Social Century
