Population growth rates in urban slums are higher than in virtually any other environment in the world. Currently, 1 out of 6 people in the world live in urban slums. 1 out of 6. Every week urban areas gain another 1.3 million people. That’s 67 million people per...
I recently ran across radio interview with Robert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone, about his new book American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us. Based on the interview, it sounds as if the thesis of the book is that Americans are highly religious, religiously...