{"product_id":"so-kind-yet-so-cruel-the-reawakening-of-peoplehood-hardcover","title":"So Kind Yet So Cruel: The Reawakening of Peoplehood - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFumitaka Matsuoka\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to be an American? Today, the answer is under debate and up for grabs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Carlos Bulosan, a Filipino poet and writer, asks a pointed question: Why are Americans so kind yet so cruel? Taking up Bulosan's telling question, Fumitaka Matsuoka probes the meaning of American peoplehood in a time of stark division and polarization. Matsuoka explores how how Americans read and understand their history and how they treat their neighbors given the oppositional stances now consuming their culture and society. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Arguing for the very soul of America, Matsuoka considers the habits of the heart that move people, the beliefs and practices that shape character and give form to social order. These are often expressed as liberty, equality, and justice. But to truly achieve a better version of these ideals, Matsuoka maintains that Americans now desperately need \"counter-habits of the heart,\" to be learned not least from \"minority\" American ethnicities who are too often treated as unaccustomed strangers. Americans are people of contradictions, both kindness and cruelty. Only when they acknowledge their history and life of contradictions can they genuinely appreciate and reclaim their soul of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFumitaka Matsuoka is Professor of Theology Emeritus and Former Dean of Faculty at Pacific School of Religion. He is the author of books on Asian and Pacific American theology and ministry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45455932391503,"sku":"9798385226221","price":46.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/fPpnTwJgeO9798385226221.webp?v=1780570546","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/so-kind-yet-so-cruel-the-reawakening-of-peoplehood-hardcover","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}