Many scholars and citizens alike have counted on civic groups to create broad ties that bind society. Some hope that faith-based civic groups will spread their

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Recent years have brought public mourning to the heart of American politics, as exemplified by the spread and power of the Black Lives Matter movement, which ha

This book explores the world of religious listening in Boston and its implications for democracy in the United States. It argues that religious communities deve