Episode 9: Robert Putnam

Morality in the 21st Century by BBC

Sep 3, 201825:09Religion & Spirituality

In this episode, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks travels to Harvard University to speak to the political scientist Robert Putnam about what we mean by ‘society’, starting with a discussion about his seminal book, ‘Bowling Alone’, i...

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