The One and the Many : America's Struggle for the Common Good (The Joanna Jackson Goldman Memorial Lecture on American Civilization and Government)

With characteristic insight, wit, and eloquence, Martin Marty challenges us to rethink the cultural assumptions that form the very basis of American democracy Eschewing such hackneyed language as "culture wars" and "identity politics. " The One and the Many shows that national unity in a time of heightened diversity can only be achieved if serious attention is paid to narratives and rituals from which our nation has always drawn strength.