Are we the
world’s good neighbor or a global bully?
This timely book provides us with an
opportunity to pause and reflect on what may be the most
pressing issue of our day: What are America’s global
responsibilities as the only remaining superpower? What should
we be doing with our resources, energy, talent, and strength?
What shouldn’t we be doing?
"Those of us who live with spiritual
convictions, or who worship in religious communities, sometimes
have the opportunity to hear from the pulpit, from the bima, in
the prayer hall, in the zendo, or elsewhere what one spiritual
leader believes on these issues. This book is for those of us
who want a variety of opinions, for those of us who want to
understand the issues more deeply and make up our own
minds."
—from the Introduction
Spiritual Perspectives on America’s
Role as Superpower invites you
to explore these essential questions with sixteen of
today’s most profound religious and spiritual teachers.
Coming from a wide variety of faiths, including Protestant,
Catholic, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Vedantist, and interfaith
traditions, this intriguing volume’s contributors bring a
crucial point of view to the already-intense national debate
centering on America’s place in the world: that of
spirituality.
An invaluable resource for those wishing
to better understand varied spiritual viewpoints on
America’s role as superpower, these thought-provoking
original essays provide a lucid introduction to the historical,
moral, and theological aspects of this controversial issue.
Contributors include:
Dr. Beatrice Bruteau • Rev. Dr. Joan
Brown Campbell • Tony Campolo Rev. Forrest Church •
Lama Surya Das • Matthew Fox Kabir Helminski • Thich
Nhat Hanh • Eboo Patel Abbot M. Basil Pennington, ocso
• Dennis Prager • Rosemary Radford Ruether Wayne
Teasdale • Rev. William McD. Tully Rabbi Arthur Waskow
• John Wilson
What do you think?
"The spiritual response to
America’s global status springs from deep moral
conviction. Initially the hope was that America—by
becoming a superpower—would save the world. Today the
fear is that America—having become a
superpower—will destroy it."
—Rev. Forrest Church
"No other country approaches America
as a force for good on planet Earth. If a meteor destroyed the
United States at this time, the world would be overrun by
cruelty. The world needs a policeman, just as individual
countries need policemen. And humanity should thank God every
day that it is the United States of America that has the power
and the moral will to be the world’s policeman, and not
France or China or Russia or any other country."
—Dennis
Prager
