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.
Reno argues that America needs a renewal of Christian ideals--ideals that encourage self-sacrifice, responsibility, and solidarity.
Drawing on T.
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.