A vivid critique of American life today and a guide to how Christians―and particularly Catholics--can live their faith vigorously; and even with hope; in a post-Christian public square. From Charles J. Chaput; author of Living the Catholic Faith and Render unto Caesar comes Strangers in a Strange Land; a fresh; urgent; and ultimately hopeful treatise on the state of Catholicism and Christianity in the United States. America today is different in kind; not just in degree; from the past. And this new reality is unlikely to be reversed. The reasons include; but aren't limited to; economic changes that widen the gulf between rich and poor; problems in the content and execution of the education system; the decline of traditional religious belief among young people; the shift from organized religion among adults to unbelief or individualized spiritualities; changes in legal theory and erosion in respect for civil and natural law; significant demographic shifts; profound new patterns in sexual behavior and identity; the growth of federal power and its disregard for religious rights; the growing isolation and elitism of the leadership classes; and the decline of a sustaining sense of family and community.
#70409 in Books 2016-03-01Original language:English 8.75 x 6.00 x .75l; #File Name: 1624664369296 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Bill BGreat job.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The Description versus The TravelsBy CustomerThe Description is fascinating in that it is a different view of the one presented by The Travels
