God Money confronts the current dominant right wing Republican / evangelical Christian view that unfettered; market-driven capitalism and Christian faith and values are compatible. Drawing on such ethical luminaries as Reinhold Niebuhr; G.K. Chesterton; Peter Berger; and John Paul II; author Charles McDaniel shows that to reverse the current decline in public morality; capitalism must be balanced by enduring religious and moral values.Challenging the captivity of Christian culture by free market; global capitalism; McDaniel joins other Christian ethical visionaries in advocating a "redemptive economy;" one that champions individual human dignity; true community; and the moral regeneration of cultural traditions in vital dialectic with the inevitable market capitalism of the contemporary world.
#2171212 in Books Rowman n Littlefield Publishers 2003-12-24Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.28 x 1.00 x 6.40l; 1.13 #File Name: 0742522288240 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A clear-sighted view on the question of immigationBy John F. RebelloRemember the saying that history repeats itself? What is currently happening with immigration in this country echoes the immigration issues around the turn of the 20th century. Though; many of the concerns are similar; the times are different. America is different. One big difference is that; as someone environmentally sensitive might say: America is no longer the "empty" place seemingly able to absorb a countless stream of people. Graham explores the question do we; as a nation; know what we are trying to achieve with our immigration policy. Is it an "aimless and irrational" policy or more an "undeclared and government-engineered project" of demographic transformation and ever increasing population?The issue of immigration is boarder than the question of legal or illegal. I urge all of us to reexamine our assumptions about immigration; to move beyond the fear of political correctness and critically examine the benefits as well as the downside of having such a porous immigration system. We must find the courage and intellectual honesty to question what we have been taught is sacrosanct and beyond reproach; such as the "hackneyed" phrase that "America is a nation of immigrants." As Graham says; except "for the first few decades in the first half of the seventeenth century" we are a nation of native born; though "the immigration stamp is upon us."24 of 30 people found the following review helpful. A must-read on immigrationBy LutherIf you don't think 400 million people living in the US by the year 2050 are too many; then I guess you don't have to read this book. But if; like me; you are tired of gridlock; crowded everything; degraded schools; unpaid hospital bills; crime; etc.; to say nothing of the loss of civic duty and responsibility; then Graham's book explains how we got here.The last part of the book is expecially good at explaining how elites and vested interests keep the discussion of immigration control out of the public forum. Every poll says Americans want less immigration; but it never happens. Why?Graham explains why.Surprisingly; he also explains why 9/11 hasn't made that much difference in the immigration flow.. What is it going to take for the public's voice to be heard?He discusses the entire issue very convincingly. This is a great book. If you read only one book on immigration; this should be it.30 of 32 people found the following review helpful. A CorrectiveBy A CustomerIn Unguarded Gates Professor Graham provides a much needed corrective to what passes as the history of immigration restrictions from the 1880s to the present. Any suggestion in the current debate that perhaps the lifeboat of immigration is nearing capacity is sure to be greeted by a reminder that the Statue of Liberty stands as a permanent testament to our historic invitation to the world's "huddled masses yearning to be free."In truth; in the view of the generation which placed the statue in New York harbor it was seen "as a symbol of America as a model to inspire other lovers of freedom;" rather than some sort of illuminated welcome mat. It was not until the 1930s; Professor Graham informs us; that journalists and history text book writers began to link the statue not with liberty but with immigration. Such distinctions are particularly relevant as the nation again comes to come to grip with the consequences of virtually unchecked immigration amidst emotionally laden charges that any suggestion to moderate the flow is akin to racist exclusion policies of the past. Indeed; the book shows that there was much more than racist exclusion to account for immigration limitations in the past and that the authors of the 1960s immigration reforms got much more than they bargained for on this account.The book is a must read for anyone interested in where we came from; and; more importantly perhaps; where we are going as a nation of immigrants if the discussion is not properly addressed.
