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One nation, with Aunt Susan
How Americans turn religious diversity into a source of unity—for some
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AT A time when Americans are worried about their crippling political divisions, it is pleasing to report that two social scientists, Robert Putnam of Harvard University and David Campbell of the University of Notre Dame, have just written a book that examines a powerful source of American unity. Perhaps unexpectedly, the unifying force they focus on is religion.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline "One nation, with Aunt Susan"
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