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Cross Purposes

Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy

by Jonathan Rauch ...

Series series Politics and Culture
Why the crisis of Christianity has become a crisis for democracyWhat happens to American democracy if Christianity is no longer able, or no longer willing, to perform the functions on which our constitutional order depends? In this provocative book, the award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch—a lifelong atheist—reckons candidly with both the shortcomings of secularism and the corrosion of ... Read more

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Why the crisis of Christianity has become a crisis for democracyWhat happens to American democracy if Christianity is no longer able, or no longer willing, to perform the functions on which our constitutional order depends? In this provocative book, the award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch—a lifelong atheist—reckons candidly with both the shortcomings of secularism and the corrosion of
... Read more

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Kindly Inquisitors

The New Attacks on Free Thought

by Jonathan Rauch ...

The classic "compelling defense of free speech against its new enemies" now in an expanded edition with a foreword by George F. Will ( Kirkus Reviews)."A liberal society stands on the proposition that we should all take seriously the idea that we might be wrong. This means we must place no one, including ourselves, beyond the reach of criticism; it means that we must allow people to err, even ... Read more

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The classic "compelling defense of free speech against its new enemies" now in an expanded edition with a foreword by George F. Will ( Kirkus Reviews)."A liberal society stands on the proposition that we should all take seriously the idea that we might be wrong. This means we must place no one, including ourselves, beyond the reach of criticism; it means that we must allow people to err, even
... Read more
The Constitution of Knowledge

A Defense of Truth

by Jonathan Rauch ...

Arming Americans to defend the truth from today's war on factsIn what could be the timeliest book of the year, Rauch aims to arm his readers to engage with reason in an age of illiberalism.-*Newsweek*A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceDisinformation. Trolling. Conspiracies. Social media pile-ons. Campus intolerance. On the surface, these recent additions to our daily vocabulary appear to ... Read more

$23.99 USD

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Arming Americans to defend the truth from today's war on factsIn what could be the timeliest book of the year, Rauch aims to arm his readers to engage with reason in an age of illiberalism.-*Newsweek*A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceDisinformation. Trolling. Conspiracies. Social media pile-ons. Campus intolerance. On the surface, these recent additions to our daily vocabulary appear to
... Read more

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The Happiness Curve

Why Life Gets Better After 50

by Jonathan Rauch ...

"In this warm, wise, and witty overview, Jonathan Rauch combines evidence and experience to show his fellow adults that the best is yet to come.” —Steven Pinker, bestselling author of Enlightenment NowThis book will change your life by showing you how life changes.Why does happiness get harder in your 40s? Why do you feel in a slump when you’re successful? Where does this malaise come from? And, ... Read more

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"In this warm, wise, and witty overview, Jonathan Rauch combines evidence and experience to show his fellow adults that the best is yet to come.” —Steven Pinker, bestselling author of Enlightenment NowThis book will change your life by showing you how life changes.Why does happiness get harder in your 40s? Why do you feel in a slump when you’re successful? Where does this malaise come from? And,
... Read more

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Gay Marriage

Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America

by Jonathan Rauch ...

A leading Washington journalist argues that gay marriage is the best way to preserve and protect society's most essential institutionTwo people meet and fall in love. They get married, they become upstanding members of their community, they care for each other when one falls ill, they grow old together. What's wrong with this picture? Nothing, says Jonathan Rauch, and that's the point. If the two ... Read more

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A leading Washington journalist argues that gay marriage is the best way to preserve and protect society's most essential institutionTwo people meet and fall in love. They get married, they become upstanding members of their community, they care for each other when one falls ill, they grow old together. What's wrong with this picture? Nothing, says Jonathan Rauch, and that's the point. If the two
... Read more
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The Happiness Curve

Why Life Gets Better After 50

by Jonathan Rauch ...

Narrated by Robert Fass ...

Unabridged

8 hours 21 min

"Robert Fass proves the perfect guide to exploring these concepts of age and happiness. Presenting the author’s personal journey, and his research and interviews, Robert keeps listeners engaged and tuned in to this fascinating study." — AudioFile MagazineThis audiobook will change your life by showing you how life changes.Why does happiness tend to get harder in your 40s? Why do you feel in a ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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"Robert Fass proves the perfect guide to exploring these concepts of age and happiness. Presenting the author’s personal journey, and his research and interviews, Robert keeps listeners engaged and tuned in to this fascinating study." — AudioFile MagazineThis audiobook will change your life by showing you how life changes.Why does happiness tend to get harder in your 40s? Why do you feel in a
... Read more

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Renewing America’s Civic Compact

by Carol McNamara, Trevor Shelley, Lara Bazelon, J. Benjamin Hurlbut, Rita Koganzon, Michael Lind, Paul Ludwig, Daniel Mahoney, Michael Pakaluk0, Pamela Paresky1, Jonathan Rauch2, Diana Schaub3, Suzanne Spalding4, Andrew Sullivan5, Glenn C. Loury6, Herbert Raymond McMaster7, Michael Zuckert8, Ian Rowe9, Charles Rubin0, C. Bradley Thompson1 ...

Series series Political Theory for Today
Renewing America’s Civic Compact addresses the chief challenges and principal tensions in the operation of our civil society in order to consider possible paths forward. The meritocracy, multiculturalism, issues of race, technology, and populist nationalism in American democracy today are some of the issues that have created more tensions to American public life. Chapters address the condition of ... Read more

$89.99 USD

Renewing America’s Civic Compact addresses the chief challenges and principal tensions in the operation of our civil society in order to consider possible paths forward. The meritocracy, multiculturalism, issues of race, technology, and populist nationalism in American democracy today are some of the issues that have created more tensions to American public life. Chapters address the condition of
... Read more
Denial

My 25 Years Without a Soul

by Jonathan Rauch ...

A young boy sitting on a piano bench realizes one day that he will never marry. At the time this seems merely a simple, if odd, fact, but as his attraction to boys grows stronger, he is pulled into a vortex of denial. Not just for one year or even ten, but for 25 years, he lives in an inverted world, a place like a photographic negative, where love is hate, attraction is envy, and childhood never ... Read more

$3.99 USD

A young boy sitting on a piano bench realizes one day that he will never marry. At the time this seems merely a simple, if odd, fact, but as his attraction to boys grows stronger, he is pulled into a vortex of denial. Not just for one year or even ten, but for 25 years, he lives in an inverted world, a place like a photographic negative, where love is hate, attraction is envy, and childhood never
... Read more
The Outnation

A Search for the Soul of Japan

by Jonathan Rauch ...

In Japanese, the word for "foreign country" means "outnation." But to many Americans and Japanese, it is Japan itself, despite its increasing influence in world affairs, that is the outsider-the outnation: a country, as some have said, in the world but not of it.How different is this industrial superpower? Why did its fast climb to the pinnacle of the global economy also contain the causes of its ... Read more

$5.99 USD

In Japanese, the word for "foreign country" means "outnation." But to many Americans and Japanese, it is Japan itself, despite its increasing influence in world affairs, that is the outsider-the outnation: a country, as some have said, in the world but not of it.How different is this industrial superpower? Why did its fast climb to the pinnacle of the global economy also contain the causes of its
... Read more
Audiobook

The Constitution of Knowledge

A Defense of Truth

by Jonathan Rauch ...

Narrated by Traber Burns ...

Unabridged

12 hours 23 min

Arming Americans to defend the truth from today’s war on factsDisinformation. Trolling. Conspiracies. Social media pile-ons. Campus intolerance. On the surface, these recent additions to our daily vocabulary appear to have little in common. But together, they are driving an epistemic crisis: a multifront challenge to America’s ability to distinguish fact from fiction and elevate truth above ... Read more

$22.95 USD

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Arming Americans to defend the truth from today’s war on factsDisinformation. Trolling. Conspiracies. Social media pile-ons. Campus intolerance. On the surface, these recent additions to our daily vocabulary appear to have little in common. But together, they are driving an epistemic crisis: a multifront challenge to America’s ability to distinguish fact from fiction and elevate truth above
... Read more

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Cross Purposes

Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy

by Jonathan Rauch ...

Narrated by Asa Siegel ...

Unabridged

5 hours 5 min

What happens to American democracy if Christianity is no longer able, or no longer willing, to perform the functions on which our constitutional order depends? In this provocative book, the award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch—a lifelong atheist—reckons candidly with both the shortcomings of secularism and the corrosion of Christianity. Thin Christianity, as Rauch calls the mainline church, has ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

What happens to American democracy if Christianity is no longer able, or no longer willing, to perform the functions on which our constitutional order depends? In this provocative book, the award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch—a lifelong atheist—reckons candidly with both the shortcomings of secularism and the corrosion of Christianity. Thin Christianity, as Rauch calls the mainline church, has
... Read more

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Overthinking

Declutter Your Mind, Stop Worrying, Relieve Anxiety And Eliminate Negative Thinking

by Jonathan Lee ...

Narrated by Audiobook2go ...

Unabridged

4 hours 54 min

How to Stop Worrying and Eliminate the Negative Thinking in less of one month.Overthinking is more than just a nuisance--studies show thinking too much can take a serious toll on your well-being.Here are the three dangers of being an overthinker:It increases your chances of mental illness.It interferes with problem-solving.It disturbs your sleep.A 2013 study published in the Journal of Abnormal ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

How to Stop Worrying and Eliminate the Negative Thinking in less of one month.Overthinking is more than just a nuisance--studies show thinking too much can take a serious toll on your well-being.Here are the three dangers of being an overthinker:It increases your chances of mental illness.It interferes with problem-solving.It disturbs your sleep.A 2013 study published in the Journal of Abnormal
... Read more

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