Alan Wolfe

Author of The Transformation of American Religion: How We Actually Live Our Faith

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About the Author

Alan Wolfe is the director of the Boisi Center for Religion & American Public Life at Boston College, & author of the best-selling "One Nation After All". (Bowker Author Biography)

Works by Alan Wolfe

One Nation, After All : What Americans Really Think About God, Country, Family, Racism, Welfare, Immigration,… (1998) 115 copies

Moral Freedom: The Search for Virtue in a World of Choice (2001) 82 copies

The Future of Liberalism (2009) 75 copies

Whose Keeper? Social Science and Moral Obligation (1989) 50 copies

Political Evil: What It Is and How to Combat It (2011) 42 copies

At Home in Exile: Why Diaspora Is Good for the Jews (2014) 36 copies

The Politics of Petulance: America in an Age of Immaturity (2018) 33 copies

Return to Greatness: How America Lost Its Sense of Purpose and What It Needs to Do to Recover It (2005) 28 copies

Does American Democracy Still Work? (The Future of American Democracy Series) (2006) 24 copies

Marginalized in the Middle (1996) 13 copies

America at Century's End (Centennial Books) (1991) 13 copies

The Limits of Legitimacy: Political Contradictions of Contemporary Capitalism (1977) 12 copies

The seamy side of democracy: repression in America (1973) 12 copies

Rise and Fall of the Soviet Threat: Domestic Sources of the Cold War Consensus (1980) 12 copies

The Human Difference: Animals, Computers, and the Necessity of Social Science (1993) 11 copies

School Choice: The Moral Debate (2002) 8 copies

America's impasse : the rise and fall of the politics of growth (1981) 7 copies

Gambling: Mapping the American Moral Landscape (2009) 6 copies

Religion and democracy in the United States : danger or opportunity? (2010) 6 copies

An Intellectual in Public (2003) 6 copies

The Power Elite 4 copies

The Atlantic Monthly. The Opening Of The Evangelical Mind 1 copy

Zi you zhu yi de wei lai zhi zhan : ru he zheng mian ying ji bao shou zhu yi, gou jian xin shi ji de zheng jing ban tu… (2019) 1 copy

La maldad política: qué es y cómo combatirla (2013) 1 copy

Los límites de la legitimidad. Contradicciones políticas del capitalismo contemporáneo (1987) 1 copy

Beneficios a través del marketing estratégico. Las claves del éxito en el nuevo entorno competitivo de los negocio (1994) 1 copy

O Marketing é Lucrativo? O lucro é a estratégica de marketing para se obter sucesso no mundo dos negócios 1 copy

Is there a culture war: dialogue on values and American public life 1 copy

'Obama vs Marx' in The New Republic, 1 April 2009 1 copy

The Big Shrink 1 copy

Larry Wolfe Horwitz's Official Map of Movie Stars' Homes, New York City: Also Stars of Television, Theatre, Soaps ...… (1994) 1 copy

Impossible Idea that Defines the Way we live 1 copy

The Tilt Toward War 1 copy

A Questão da democracia 1 copy

'Dieting for Jesus' in Prospect magazine, Jan 2004 1 copy

'A Fascist Philosopher helps us understand contemporary politics' in The Chronicle of Higher Education 50/30, 2 April… 1 copy

'The snake' in The New Republic 1 Oct 2001 [review of Hardt & Negri's 'Empire'] 1 copy

O mal estar do capitalismo: Democracia, socialismo e contradições - A Questão da democracia 1 copy

Hvad er altruisme? 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Life of Meaning: Reflections on Faith, Doubt, and Repairing the World (2007) — Contributor — 125 copies

Deconstruction and the Possibility of Justice (1992) — Contributor — 50 copies

Community Works: The Revival of Civil Society in America (1998) — Contributor — 29 copies

Philosophy now : an introductory reader (1972) — Contributor — 24 copies

Liberalism for a New Century (2007) — Contributor — 15 copies

Public Intellectuals: An Endangered Species? (Rights and Responsibilities: Communitarian Responses) (2006) — Contributor — 6 copies

Faith, Morality, and Civil Society (Applications of Political Theory) (2003) — Contributor — 3 copies

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Birthdate: 1942
Gender: male
Nationality: USA

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Political Evil: What It Is and How to Combat It by Alan Wolfe

I agreed with most of the book and mostly liked his approaches, but over and over I saw things in the book that seemed poorly argued and just plain wrong. I didn't agree with some of his definitions and assumptions. Clearly Wolfe is better educated than I am, and I'm sure smarter too-- but I think he's made some big mistakes here. Very thought-provoking book, though, and really that's why I read.

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steve02476 | Jan 3, 2023 |

At Home in Exile: Why Diaspora Is Good for the Jews by Alan Wolfe

This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.

The controversy over the Jewish Diaspora is something I've only been familiar with in passing, and yet I found that Wolfe's work was not only readable and clear, but offered with depth and insight. In some cases, I'm positive I would have gotten more out of his arguments if I'd had more background, but for the most part, I felt Wolfe did an impressive job of balancing his writing to benefit a variety of readers. Wolfe's argument that Diaspora has, in large part, been a good thing for Jews -- despite many scholars and religious leaders arguing the opposite -- is delivered thoughtfully and with real depth, and offers a lot of inspiration for further discussion and thought.

All told, I'd have to recommend this work to anyone interested in the subject, or in religion at large.… (more)

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whitewavedarling | 9 other reviews | Apr 12, 2017 |

At Home in Exile: Why Diaspora Is Good for the Jews by Alan Wolfe

This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.

I received this book through the Early Reviewers. Since this is not a topic I know very much about, I felt some of it was a little deep. However, the author makes some good points. I especially agreed with his thoughts on millennials not attaching importance to organized religion, and being accepting of inter marriage and gay marriage. For those who know more about the topic than me, the rating would be higher.

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chgstrom | 9 other reviews | Mar 21, 2016 |

At Home in Exile: Why Diaspora Is Good for the Jews by Alan Wolfe

This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.

This book is an erudite, scholarly tome that delves deeply into the titled subject matter. The author cites many sources and helpfully defines many of the words he uses, however, I would have very much appreciated a glossary for reference and review. This subject can provoke deep emotional and spiritual responses and the author presents many points of view. This is a complex subject (one I was unfamiliar with) and this book provides an excellent overview.