As the US gets less religious, some thinkers warn that it may get more selfish as people engage less with their communities. A team of scholars decided to investigate that concern.
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Wolcott-Bartlett Professor of Literature & Creative Writing; Director of the Program in Jurisprudence, Law, and Justice Studies, Hamilton College
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Visiting Professor of International Affairs, Hamilton College
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Hamilton College
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology, Hamilton College
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Professor of Religious Studies and Cinema and Media Studies, by special appointment, Hamilton College
