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An Anxious Age: The Postprotestant Ethic And The Spirit Of America
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We Live In A Profoundly Spiritual Agebut In A Very Strange Way, Different From Every Other Moment Of Our History. Huge Swaths Of American Culture Are Driven By Manic Spiritual Anxiety And Relentless Supernatural Worry. Radicals And Traditionalists, Liberals And Conservatives, Together With Politicians, Artists, Environmentalists, Followers Of Food Fads, And The Chattering Classes Of Television Commentators: America Is Filled With People Frantically Seeking Confirmation Of Their Own Essential Goodness. We Are A Nation Desperate To Stand On The Side Of Moralityto Know That We Are Righteous And Dwell In The Light.Or So Joseph Bottum Argues In An Anxious Age, An Account Of Modern America As A Morality Tale, Formed By Its Spiritual Disturbances. And The Cause, He Claims, Is The Most Significant And Least Noticed Historical Fact Of The Last Fifty Years: The Collapse Of The Mainline Protestant Churches That Were The Source Of Social Consensus And Cultural Unity. Our Dangerous Spiritual Anxieties, Broken Loose From The Churches That Once Contained Them, Now Madden Everything In American Life.Updating The Protestant Ethic And The Spirit Of Capitalism, Max Weber'S Sociological Classic, An Anxious Age Undertakes Two Case Studies In Contemporary Social Class, Adrift In A Nation Without The Religious Understandings That Gave It Meaning. Looking At The Collegeeducated Elite He Calls The Poster Children, Bottum Sees The Postprotestant Heirs Of The Old Mainline Protestant Domination Of Culture: Dutiful Descendants Who Claim The High Social Position Of Their Christian Ancestors Even While They Reject Their Ancestors' Christianity. Turning To The Swallows Of Capistrano, The Catholics Formed By The Pontificate Of John Paul Ii, Bottum Evaluates The Early Victoriesand Later Defeatsof The Attempt To Substitute Catholicism For The Dying Mainline Voice In Public Life.Sweeping Across American Intellectual And Cultural History, An Anxious Age Traces The Course Of National Religion And Warns About The Strange Angels And Even Stranger Demons With Which We Now Wrestle. Insightful And Contrarian, Wise And Unexpected, An Anxious Age Ranks Among The Great Modern Accounts Of American Culture.Praise For Joseph Bottum And An Anxious Age:An Anxious Age Is Bound To Be Viewed As A Classic Of American Sociologynot Only Because Of Its Vast Knowledge Of Historical Facts And Personalities, Its Depth And Multiple Layers Of Meaning, But Also Because Of Its Literary Elegance And Imaginative Structure. Bottum Offers A Wholly New Way Of Understanding Religion In Public Life Today. The Magical Trick Bottum Works When He Asks 'Where Did The Protestant Ethic Go?' Is Nearly Breathtaking. Michael NovakA Poet And Critic And Essayist With A Sideline In History And Philosophy, Joseph Bottum Is Attempting To Wrench The True Complexity Of Faith Back From The Complexitydestroying Context Of Contemporary Political Debates. New York TimesJoseph Bottum Is The Poetic Voice Of Modern Catholic Intellectual Life. His Work . . . Shaped The Minds Of A Generation. National ReviewOne Of America'S Most Gifted Writers, With A Perfect Ear And A Matchless Style. Andrew FergusonA Fierce Critical Intelligence And A Terrific Sense Of The Comedy Of Errors We Call The Human Condition. Paul Mariani
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main theme of 'An Anxious Age'? A: 'An Anxious Age' explores the spiritual anxiety in contemporary American culture, examining how the decline of Mainline Protestant churches has influenced social consensus and morality.
- Q: Who is the author of 'An Anxious Age'? A: The author of 'An Anxious Age' is Joseph Bottum, a noted writer and critic known for his insights into religion and culture.
- Q: When was 'An Anxious Age' published? A: 'An Anxious Age' was published on February 11, 2014.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: The book is available in hardcover binding.
- Q: How many pages are in 'An Anxious Age'? A: 'An Anxious Age' contains 320 pages.
- Q: What genre does 'An Anxious Age' belong to? A: 'An Anxious Age' falls under the genre of Religion, Politics & State.
- Q: Is 'An Anxious Age' suitable for academic study? A: Yes, 'An Anxious Age' is suitable for academic study, as it offers a deep analysis of cultural and religious themes in modern America.
- Q: What are some key topics discussed in the book? A: The book discusses topics such as the impact of the Protestant ethic, social class dynamics, and the role of Catholicism in contemporary public life.
- Q: Can I find critical reviews of 'An Anxious Age'? A: Yes, 'An Anxious Age' has received several critical reviews, highlighting its literary elegance and insightful commentary on American culture.
- Q: Is this book a part of a series or a standalone work? A: 'An Anxious Age' is a standalone work and does not belong to a series.