When the Good Life Goes Bad: The Us and Its Seven Deadly Sins - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas, Michael Eric Dyson (Foreword by)Publish date:2/24/2026Pages:280
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Illinois PressISBN-13:9780252089152ISBN-10:252089154UPC:9780252089152Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Christianity, Christian Theology, SociologyBook Topic:History, Ethics & Moral Teaching, Social TheorySize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC0F1EFJX0
When the Good Life Goes Bad: The Us and Its Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins have become the seven markers of success in America. Lust, pride, greed, sloth, envy, gluttony, wrath--these once-condemned principles now guide people's pursuit of the good life. Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas examines how the Seven Deadly Sins have shaped the moral strivings and sociopolitical condition of American society and culture in the twenty-first century. Drawing on a...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Illinois PressISBN-13:9780252089152ISBN-10:252089154UPC:9780252089152Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Christianity, Christian Theology, SociologyBook Topic:History, Ethics & Moral Teaching, Social TheorySize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC0F1EFJX0
Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas is the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt University and has served as the executive director of both the Society of Christian Ethics, the Black Religious Scholars Group and is co-founder of the Society of Race, Ethnicity, and Religion. She has published ten books including Religion, Race, and COVID-19: Confronting White Supremacy...
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