Divided by Faith is the result of extensive research projects regarding the polarization of America in religion in regards to race, specifically the segregation of whites and blacks on Sunday mornings. Sadly and ironically, although both white and black Christians want to integrate, the differences at the core of their religious expressions and behaviors work [...]
Archive for the ‘Sociology’ Category
#3 – Divided by Faith by Michael O. Emerson and Christian Smith
January 31, 2012
#29 – Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
November 25, 2011
A few years ago I enjoyed Gladwell’s first offering, Tipping Point. I’ve also spent a considerable amount of time standing in bookstores reading selected portions of his third book, Outliers. But although I knew the thesis of Blink and although it has been sitting on my home bookshelf for maybe a year or so, it took [...]
