Cultivating Citizens: Soulcraft and Citizenship in Contemporary America

by Dwight D. Allman (Editor), Jean Bethke Elshtain (Contributor), Cary J. Nederman (Contributor)

Civic virtues, public service, and personal sacrifice and responsibility have again become vital questions for Americans struggling with the moral and political problems of citizenship. In Cultivating Citizens Dwight Allman and Michael Beaty bring together some of America's leading social and political thinkers to address the question of civic vitality in contemporary American society. The resulting volume is a serious reflection on the history of civil society and a rich and rewarding conversation about the future American civic order.

194 pages, Paperback

First published December 10, 2002