Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis - Hardcover

Carter, Jimmy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0743284577 ISBN 13: 9780743284578

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

In OUR ENDANGERED VALUES, Jimmy Carter describes quite personally his own involvement and reactions to some disturbing societal trends that have taken place during the past few years. These changes involve both the religious and the political worlds as they have increasingly become intertwined, and include some of the most crucial and controversial issues of the day - frequently encapsulated under 'moral values'. Many of these matters are under fierce debate, and include pre-emptive war, women's rights, terrorism, civil liberties, homosexuality, abortion, the death penalty, science and religion, environmental degradation, nuclear arsenals, America's global image, fundamentalism, and the welding of religion and politics. Carter, sustained by his own lifelong faith, assesses these issues in a forceful and unequivocal, but balanced and courageous way. OUR ENDANGERED VALUES is a book that his millions of readers have eagerly awaited.

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Review:

"This is a book of reason and tolerance but also of indignation. The former President draws on his religious faith to comment wisely on a wide range of 'hot button' issues. Although Carter's tone is patient and explanatory, his views are bound to be newsworthy and should rekindle some old fires...an eloquent personal testament that deserves a wide readership, regardless of political affiliation. Highly recommended."-- "Library Journal" "Carter offers an unusual combination: a man of faith and a man of power...By adding his own voice to the discussion, Carter reminds us of a time when religion was tied to such virtues as humility and such practices as soul-searching...he is undoubtedly one of our finest human beings."-- Alan Wolfe, "The Washington Post Book World" "Carter speaks eloquently of how his own faith has shaped his moral vision...makes resonant connections between religion and political activism..."-- "Publishers Weekly" .,."Carter's overarching decency, his care for the human condition and the health of planet Earth shines through."-- "Kirkus" ""Our Endangered Values" cannot be safely ignored."-- "The Wall Street Journal" ..."Carter's overarching decency, his care for the human condition and the health of planet Earth shines through." -- "Kirkus"

About the Author:

Jimmy Carter who served as thirty-ninth president of the United States, was born in Plains, Georgia, in 1924. After leaving the White House, he and his wife, Rosalynn, founded the Atlanta-based Carter Center, a nonprofit organisation that works to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health around the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0743284577
• ISBN 13: 9780743284578
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 256