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Habits of the Heart clearly mattered when it was published in 1985. One of only a handful of truly sociological books on the New York Times' list of bestsellers in recent decades, it was widely discussed in congregations, book groups, and classrooms throughout the country. But how might it matter today? Does it carry lasting significance twenty-plus years after publication, or stand as an important but dated commentary on the excesses of 1980s individualism? In reflecting on these questions, I step outside the usual conventions of a book symposium in several ways. First, I take this opportunity to consider Habits not only analytically but also autobiographically and politically. Second, I con sider not just Habits, but also its sister volume, The Good Society. I think the two books are best understood in relation to each other. Finally, I not only look back at the last twenty years, but also reflect on our current moment and twenty years hence. Three dimensions of the Habits/Good Society legacy appear both most interesting and most important. To be very bodily about it all, I will call them the heart, the head, and the appendix of these 1980s works (though published in 1991, The Good Society was mostly written in the late 1980s).

Thinking Culturally about Politics: Habits 20 Years Later and 20 Years Hence*