Robert Wuthnowis Professor of Sociology at Princeton University.
Review
"Vigorously argued, beautifully written, drawing intelligently on evidence from surveys and from some extraordinary
interviews, Acts of Compassion sheds a great deal of light on a central area of American life, namely volunteerism
and charity. . . . A book for the serious scholar and the concerned layperson alike."
--Robert N. Bellah, coauthor of "Habits of the Heart" and "The Good Society"
"Wuthnow's writing is renowned within sociological discourse for being lucid, jargonfree, and insightfulall
characteristics of this newest work. . . . [Wuthnow] has made a provocative and stimulating case."
--James A. Mathisen, Christianity Today
Submitted by Publisher, April, 2002.
Summary
Robert Wuthnow finds that those who are most involved in acts of compassion are no less individualistic than
anyone elseand that those who are the most intensely individualistic are no less involved in caring for others.
