The Redemptive Self
Prologue. A Life Story Made in AmericaChapter 1. Redemption and the American SoulChapter 2. The Generative AdultChapter 3. Life StoriesChapter 4. The Chosen PeopleChapter 5. My Good Inner Self: From Emerson to OprahChapter 6. God Bless AmericaChapter 7. Black (and White)Chapter 8. Contaminated Plots, Vicious CirclesChapter 9. When Redemption FailsChapter 10. Culture, Narrative, and the SelfEpilogue. An Americans Confessions and Final Thoughts