This is a critical time in our nation's history. The moral and spiritual influences of the past are disintegrating, and there are insidious forces at work that are literally hell-bent on destroying anything good and decent that remains in our society and culture. As a result, America has become increasingly immoral, chaotic and dysfunctional to an extent unimaginable just a few years ago.
This book is an analysis of the origins, the manifestations and the consequences of America's culture war - and what Christians can and should do in response. Although written primarily to Christians, this book is certainly applicable to all Americans who value our past and are concerned about the spiritual, social, cultural and political condition of our nation.
The purpose of American Crisis is (1) to reveal and analyze the great spiritual, moral and cultural challenges facing America today; (2) to explore the historical and philosophical origins of America's culture war; (3) to expose the serious consequences of the erosion of Christian influences in our society and culture; and (4) to challenge Christians to become better informed and more actively engaged in the great issues of our time so as to fulfill our calling to be a source of Love, Light, Hope and Truth in the midst of a society and culture that is rapidly disintegrating and descending into spiritual darkness.
As the theologian R. C. Sproul has written, "I doubt if there has been a period in all of Christian history when so many Christians are so ineffectual in shaping the culture in which they live as is true right now in the United States." What is desperately needed today is a new Christian consciousness and a wholistic understanding of discipleship.
The question is: Will Christians rise up and meet the challenges of our day, or will we meekly submit and go with the flow? Will we exhibit the faith and courage necessary to confront the insidious forces corrupting every aspect of our society and culture, or are we so acculturated, so compromised and so caught up in the values, the priorities and the agenda of this world as to have little time, energy and resources left for the things that truly matter?
