The Conservative Soul: How We Lost It, How to Get It Back
What does it mean to be a conservative anymore? With the Iraq war, the rise of Christian fundamentalism, exploding government spending, soaring debt, insecure borders, and an executive branch with greater and greater power, conservatives are debating this question with more urgency. In this bold and powerful book, Sullivan makes an impassioned call to rescue conservatism from the corruption of the Republican far right.
Through an incisive look at the rise of Western fundamentalism, he argues that conservatives cannot in good conscience keep supporting a party that believes in its own God-given mission to change people's souls, instead of protecting their liberties. He carefully charts the arguments of the new conservatism, showing why they betray the conservative tradition from Edmund Burke to Ronald Reagan. Sullivan champions a political philosophy based on skepticism and reason, rather than certainty and fundamentalism. He defends a Christianity that is sincere but not intolerant; and a politics that respects religion by keeping its distance. And he makes a provocative, heartfelt case for a revived conservatism at peace with the modern world, dedicated to restraining government and empowering individuals to live rich and fulfilling lives. (October 2006)
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