Title: A Nation
Under Judgment
Author: Richard Capriola
Publisher: Mill City Press
Publication Date: April 3, 2014
Pages: 222
ISBN: 978-1626527676
Format: Paperback
Genre: Non-Fiction
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Book Description:
What does it mean to
be One Nation Under God? Our Founding Fathers believed it was more than a
political slogan. Have we strayed from their vision? A Nation Under Judgment
focuses on issues currently facing our nation including hunger, poverty, the
environment and marriage. These and other issues are reviewed from both a
Scriptural point of view and a social policy point of view. Readers are
empowered to consider whether our nation is moving away from being One Nation Under
God.
Book Excerpt:
Over one hundred and fifty years ago, Abraham
Lincoln accepted his party’s nomination in Springfield, Illinois, to run
against Stephen A. Douglas for the U.S. Senate. In his acceptance speech before
one thousand Republican delegates, Lincoln addressed the issue of slavery and
said, “A House divided against itself cannot stand.”
Today,
the issue that divides us is no longer slavery. Now, it is whether we will live
up to the words “one nation under God” and the very meaning of those words. Do
we construct our national polices and our laws to honor God’s point of view, or
do we develop them based on a political agenda? What does it mean for us to be
“one nation under God?” Have the words become merely a political slogan? Do
they have value only in times of national crises, when we feel threatened? Have
we become a nation asking for God’s protection and blessing while ignoring His
point of view?
Our
Founding Fathers understood that we could not exist apart from God’s point of
view. George Mason warned that providence would punish national sins with
national calamities. Thomas Jefferson new that God’s patience would not endure
forever when he wrote “I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is
just, and his justice will not sleep forever.”
About the Author
Richard Capriola spent many years serving as a hospital chaplain. He
completed four years of Clinical Pastoral Education in preparation for his
chaplaincy work. In addition to his pastoral care experience, he has served as
a mental health counselor at both a regional crisis center and a psychiatric
hospital.
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My Review:
This book is a book that I could talk about for days. It definitely connects to what is current in today's society. There are so many different tangents to go down while talking about this book. I agree with the author that somewhere we lost the "under God". Not all schools say the pledge, and that is only one example of social changes. The chapters talk about "sins" (like gluttony), and how the lack of religious interference has led us away from God. This is definitely an interesting book and it is a great conversation starter. What did our founding fathers mean? The Nation was different then. I enjoyed reading about our founding fathers and it made for an interesting book. I also believe in the separation of church and state, and would have liked a chapter on it. I am giving this book a 4/5. I was given a copy to review, however all opinions are my own.
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