Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis [B1061]

2005 HCDJ in nice clean condition. President Jimmy Carter offers a passionate defense of separation of church and state, warning that fundamentalists are deliberately blurring the lines between politics and religion. In Our Endangered Values, Jimmy Carter offers a personal consideration of "moral values" as they relate to the important issues of the day. He puts forward a passionate defense of separation of church and state, and a strong warning about where the country is heading as the lines between politics and rigid religious fundamentalism are blurred. Carter describes his reactions to recent disturbing societal trends that involve both religious and political worlds as they increasingly intertwine and include some of the most crucial and controversial issues of the day. Many of these matters are under fierce debate. They include preemptive 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 melding of religion and politics. Sustained by his lifelong faith, Jimmy Carter assesses these issues in a balanced and courageous way.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Jimmy Carter's "Our Endangered Values' was written in 2005, and still suitable for today's political discourse and discussions of government and morality. Carter is concerned with the influence of fundamentalism in the US and globally. Many good quotes from President Carter."; "The major focus of the book is the difficulty in reconciling the teachings of Jesus with the political focuses of Christian fundamentalists, particularly Southern Baptists. Carter explains his concerns for the country and the future as it relates to religious, social, and political division caused by the aforementioned group. The chapters on the environment and global inequality/the biblical obligation to help the poor discuss much of Carter's work after his presidency and how the United States is falling behind moral callings compared to other nations."; "It is both refreshing and humbling to read the words of someone who lived a life of service; who did not use his power and privilege as a means to enrich himself more at the expense of the less fortunate. This book lingered in my brain, forcing me to contemplate the impact of my actions and attitudes on those around me."; "Wow. Should be a read for everyone! Carter’s warnings and fears have come to pass ten fold."