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American Babylon: Notes of a Christian Exile
American Babylon Notes of a Christian Exile Author:Richard John Neuhaus Christians are by their nature a people out of place. Their true home is with God; in civic life, they are alien citizens in but not of the world.” In American Babylon, eminent theologian Richard John Neuhaus examines the particular truth of that ambiguity for Catholics in America today.Neuhaus addresses the essential quandaries o... more »f Catholic lifeassessing how Catholics can keep their heads above water in the sea of immorality that confronts them in the world, how they can be patriotic even though their true country is not in this world, and how they might reconcile their duties as citizens with their commitment to God. Deeply learned, frequently combative, and always eloquent, American Babylon is Neuhaus’s magnum opusand will be essential reading for all Christians.« less
ISBN-13: 9780465020713 ISBN-10: 0465020712 Publication Date: 12/28/2010 Pages:288 Edition:First Trade Paper Ed Rating: