by Eric Metaxas
First published 2016
Eric Metaxas takes readers on a journey through America's founding principles and present reality. The bestselling author combines historical analysis with urgent contemporary assessment, asking whether the nation still embodies the liberty and justice its founders envisioned. Metaxas argues that America represents something unprecedented in human history: a country built not on ethnic ties or geographic boundaries, but on revolutionary ideas about freedom. He traces the fragility of this "noble experiment in ordered liberty" and warns that Americans have forgotten how precarious their democratic institutions truly are. The book serves as both celebration of American uniqueness and wake-up call about its vulnerability. Metaxas challenges readers to reconnect with the founding ideals before the nation loses what made it exceptional. He presents a clear case for why understanding these principles matters for every citizen committed to preserving freedom.
Genres: history, political-science, non-fiction, american-history
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: wake-up-call
Setting: America
Period: 21st-century
272 pages · Hardcover · Viking