America's moral crisis Carter, Jimmy 1924-2024 creator text nyu New York Simon & Schuster Paperbacks c2006 2006 monographic eng

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x, 212 pages ; 24 cm. Presents the author's view on a wide range of social, religious, and political topics, describing his own involvement in various debates about preemptive war, women's rights, terrorism, civil liberties, abortion, homosexuality, the environment, and more, in relation to his Christian faith America's common beliefs, and strong differences My traditional Christian faith The rise of religious fundamentalism Growing conflicts among religious people No conflict between science and religion The entwining of church and state Sins of divorce and homosexuality Would Jesus approve abortions and the death penalty? Must women be subservient? Fundamentalism in government The distortion of American foreign policy Attacking terrorism, not human rights? Protecting our arsenals, but promoting proliferation Worshiping the Prince of Peace, or preemptive war? Where are the major threats to the environment? The world's greatest challenge in the new millennium Conclusion: What is a superpower? Jimmy Carter. n-us--- Social values United States Valores sociales Estados Unidos Religious fundamentalism United States Fundamentalismo religioso Estados Unidos Christianity and politics United States Cristianismo y política Estados Unidos Church and state United States Iglesia y estado Estados Unidos Church and social problems United States Iglesia y problemas sociales Estados Unidos Human rights Government policy United States Derechos humanos Política gubernamental Estados Unidos United States Politics and government 2001- Moral and ethical aspects United States Foreign relations 2001- Moral and ethical aspects United States Moral conditions HN 90 C323o 2006 306/.0973/090511 9780743284578 0743284577 9780743285018 0743285018 2005054051 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0602/2005054051.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0631/2005054051-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0641/2005054051-s.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0602/2005054051.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0631/2005054051-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0641/2005054051-s.html DLC 250728 20260206131337.0 28319 eng