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Book SynopsisStates that those who are most involved in acts of compassion are no less individualistic than anyone else - and that those who are the most intensely individualistic are no less involved in caring for others.
Trade Review"Wuthnow's writing is renowned within sociological discourse for being lucid, jargon-free, and insightful--all characteristics of this newest work... [Wuthnow] has made a provocative and stimulating case."--James A. Mathisen, Christianity Today
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Acknowledgments, pg. vii*CHAPTER ONE: An American Paradox, pg. 3*CHAPTER TWO: Caring and/for Our Selves, pg. 18*CHAPTER THREE: Talking about Motives, pg. 49*CHAPTER FOUR: Finding Fulfillment, pg. 86*CHAPTER FIVE: Conviction and Community, pg. 121*CHAPTER SIX: Along the Road, pg. 157*CHAPTER SEVEN: Bounded Love, pg. 191*CHAPTER EIGHT: The Tarnished Image, pg. 221*CHAPTER NINE: Envisioning a Better Society, pg. 249*CHAPTER TEN: The Case for Compassion, pg. 282*Notes, pg. 311*Index, pg. 331
