Category Archives: Robert Putnam

Immune Systems, Individual and Social

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Richard Heyduck

I listened to Russ Robert’s interview with Moises Valsquez-Manoff (on Econtalk) yesterday on my drive to pick up my daughter. The conversation was about recent studies showing the role increased hygiene plays in the rise of allergies and auto-immune diseases. … Continue reading →

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American Grace

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Richard Heyduck

Just finished another one of my Christmas books, American Grace by Robert Putnam and David Campbell. It is a sociological study of the current state of religion in America. Sociology of religion is not my field, but I try to … Continue reading →

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Thinking about diversity

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Richard Heyduck

Much of my current research focuses on the connection of Christian political theology with three popular streams of social study/philosophy: Samuel Huntington’s work on the Clash of Civilizations. (I’m familiar with Huntington’s work through his books The Clash of Civilizations … Continue reading →

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