Kidder, Rushworth (1945? - 2012)

Genre: Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction - Scholarly

Native New Englander Dr. Rushworth M. Kidder is an honors graduate of Amherst College (1965) and received his Ph.D.in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University (1969). He taught English for ten years at Wichita State University in Kansas, then became a columnist (Boston 1981-1983; Perspectives 1983-1990) and correspondant for The Christian Science Monitor. He founded the Institute for Global Ethics in 1990.

Selected Bibliography

  • E. E. Cummings: An Introduction to the Poetry (1979)
  • An Agenda for the 21st Century (1987)
  • Reinventing the Future: Global Goals for the 21st Century (1989)
  • In the Backyards of Our Lives and Other Essays (1992)
  • Shared Values for a Troubled World: Conversations with men and Women of Conscience (1994)
  • How Good People Make Tough Choices (1995)
  • Service-Learning and Character Education: Developing Civic Virtues and Moral Values (1996)
  • Global Values, Moral Boundaries: A Pilot Survey with William E. Loges (1997)
  • Moral Courage (2005)
  • Good Kids, Tough Choices: How Parents Can Help Their Children Do the Right Thing (2010)

Selected Resources