A battlefield of values
Subtitle: America's left, right, and endangered center
By: Stephen D. Burgard and Benjamin J. Hubbard ; foreword by Jack Miles
Contributors: Hubbard, Benjamin Jerome, author
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9781440831928
Subjects: Politics and government; Political culture; Christianity and politics; Identity politics; Religious life and customs; Religion and politics; Values; Polarization (Social sciences); Right and left (Political science)
Description: "This title aims to both point out the unhealthy chasm of polarization in the nation and also describe with empathy why people of good will can hold such divergent beliefs and values while still ascribing to the motto on our currency: "e pluribus unum/from many one." It describes and appreciates the dearly held values of the left and the right, liberals and conservatives, and help each side realize that the progress of the nation toward "a more perfect union" only happens when we tack to the center"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.