Robert Putnam
How Tom Hanks became my rabbi
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 8, 2023
We need not only a Statue of Liberty. We need a Statue of Responsibility.
Documentary on Robert Putnam urges Americans to ‘Join or Die’
By Yonat Shimron — March 2, 2023
(RNS) — In their new documentary, filmmakers Pete and Rebecca Davis suggest joining a club — or a religious congregation — may be the key to the nation’s democratic renewal.
The most intriguing books on religion we read this year
By RNS staff — December 23, 2020
(RNS) — Our reading list this year, like the rest of our lives, was colored by the triple whammy of 2020: the pandemic, the racial justice protests and the presidential election.
Robert Putnam thinks religion could play a role in healing divisions
By Yonat Shimron — November 24, 2020
(RNS) — The renowned political scientist and his co-author say the reforms enacted in response to the Social Gospel movement of the Progressive Era might provide a lesson.
Are churches failing the poor? Yes and no (ANALYSIS)
By Jacob Lupfer — May 21, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) Jesus told the rich young ruler to sell all his possessions and give the money to the poor. Surely comfortable churchgoers must do more than say, “Be more like me.”
On conservative religious activism, the numbers speak for themselves (COMMENTARY)
By Rob Schwarzwalder — May 13, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam says churches are "entirely focused" on abortion and same-sex marriage. The numbers tell a different story.
Obama: Defeating poverty takes money and ‘transformative power’ of faith groups
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — May 12, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) In a rare appearance in a panel discussion, the president talked public policy with progressive and conservative voices before an audience of Catholic and evangelical leaders.
Robert Putnam fights America’s ‘opportunity gap’ with religious fervor
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — March 30, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) Robert Putnam wants to convert every reader on the sawdust trail to civic salvation. And he's not taking no for an answer.
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