Resurrecting the Idea of a Christian Society
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government
| Author: | R. R. Reno | ISBN: | 9781621575658 |
| Publisher: | Salem Books | Publication: | August 2, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Salem Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | R. R. Reno |
| ISBN: | 9781621575658 |
| Publisher: | Salem Books |
| Publication: | August 2, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Salem Books |
| Language: | English |
America’s two greatest strengths-her liberal democratic culture and her free-market economy-have made her a global superpower. But left unchecked, these two strengths can become great cultural weaknesses, sowing selfishness, recklessness, and apathy. In Resurrecting the Idea of a Christian Society, theologian R. R. Reno argues that America needs a renewal of Christian ideals-ideals that encourage self-sacrifice, responsibility, and solidarity. Drawing on T.S. Eliot’s 1940 essay The Idea of a Christian Society,” Reno shows how Christianity encourages an abiding ambition for higher things” and a moral vision” that can strengthen communities and transform America into a truly great nation.
America’s two greatest strengths-her liberal democratic culture and her free-market economy-have made her a global superpower. But left unchecked, these two strengths can become great cultural weaknesses, sowing selfishness, recklessness, and apathy. In Resurrecting the Idea of a Christian Society, theologian R. R. Reno argues that America needs a renewal of Christian ideals-ideals that encourage self-sacrifice, responsibility, and solidarity. Drawing on T.S. Eliot’s 1940 essay The Idea of a Christian Society,” Reno shows how Christianity encourages an abiding ambition for higher things” and a moral vision” that can strengthen communities and transform America into a truly great nation.
