Upside
Subtitle: surprising good news about the state of our world
By: Bradley R.E. Wright
Publisher: Bethany House
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780764208362
Subjects: Social history
Description: "A research sociologist uses statistics to reveal the state of the world in terms of health, education, violence, etc, showing that in many ways we are in much better shape than the secular and Christian media claims"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Pessimism about our nation and world; title: Why are we so sure things are going downhill?; title: Are we worse off financially than we used to be?; title: Are we dumber than we used to be?; title: Are we sicker than we used to be?; title: Are we stressed and unhappy?; title: What about crime and war, freedom and faith?; title: What about marriage and families?; title: The environment; title: The counting of blessings.