<I>This is a&#160;<a href=http://www.eerdmans.com/Pag%20es/About/Books-on-%20Demand.aspx>print on demand</a>&#160;book and is therefore non- returnable.</I><BR /><BR /> In this book Robert Wuthnow examines the two major factions in American religion &mdash; conservatives and liberals &mdash; and analyzes the secular forces shaping both sides. Wuthnow&#39;s clear perceptive sociological study is prescriptive as well as descriptive stressing the need to maintain a healthy honest dialogue in the ongoing tensions between liberals and conservatives.