Endorsements (well, just a few of them)
Dr. Land sheds light where others—from left and right—sow confusion. One can disagree on specific policies and still laud the author’s dedication to America’s founding values and his grasp of the proper role of religion in public life. The Divided States of America? is essential reading for fair-minded people.
— former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
One of the clearest, most tightly argued, and informative accounts of religion in the public square today … . Anybody who claims to know American political life today without having read it is missing a lot of the story.
— Michael Novak , American Enterprise Institute
This is a lucid statement of a reasonable position on the place of religion in public life. While the author writes from a committed, Evangelical standpoint, his views on church/state relations will be plausible to many who do not share his religious commitment.
— Peter L. Berger, Boston University
Baptists in America have a vibrant tradition of defending freedom, and religious freedom in particular. This thoughtful book demonstrates the ways in which that tradition helps us to think in fresh ways about the foundations of freedom.
— Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, First Things
Richard Land has strong views on God and America … . In this new book, he speaks a welcome and necessary word of passionate caution, content neither to preach to the choir nor yell at ideological opponents in the destructive culture wars. Both liberals and conservatives will profit from the analysis and tone of this book…
— Rev. Peter J. Gomes , Harvard University