Former President Jimmy Carter may not have been elected for a second term in 1980--instead, we got eight years of Ronald Reagan (lucky America)--but he certainly has shown himself as a man of wisdom and integrity in his post-presidential years. I loved every chapter in Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis, because they all make a gentle, but impassioned plea, for greater integrity and more profound values in our individual lives, and especially in our government. I was appalled at Carte...

An interesting, dated, look at recent events from Jimmy Carter's perspective. But, also, a good look into his morals. I need to read more by him because of the progressive Christian perspective.

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This is an excellent account on the values America has shared and fought for during most of Her history, but which have heavily degraded during the President "W" Bush years. Living through that period, I was young and didn't understand the repercussions of what we were doing or the horribleness of it. For several years, I've started realizing this degradation in our country's values, and this book helps me realize some of the specific reasons why. Though written in 2005, this book is still very

I don’t know why, but I wasn’t expecting too much out of this book (maybe because in my copy the pages weren’t cut correctly, which irritated me at first), but it blew me away. He talks about lots of things that have changed under this administration that he credits the rise of fundamentalism to, and although the list of things that have changed wasn’t terribly new (science vs. religion, separation of church and state, etc. – you can see the table of contents at amazon), he presents his case ver...

First of all, nobody reads these kinds of books except politicos (I love politics, but only very rarely read books like this. I have this as a Xmas gift from my dad). Secondly, only people who agree with the author ever read books like this. Nobody from the Right will ever pick up a book by somebody from the Left.It's a shame as this book is really good It has a lot of points that my old roommate would make: or How Would Jesus Vote? He was big into social justice and is big into Catholicism. I t...

Jimmy Carter is great at clearly and concisely describing the direction the leadership of our country has taken in the past 8 years, and the ramifications of such direction. He sums up his points in a very no-nonsense manner, with an authority that doesn't allow for much argument. And lest one get the initial impression that he spends the entire work slamming the Republican party, forget it. While much of his ire is directed at the extreme right wing, the Democratic party does not entirely escap...

Makes me wish Carter had been given a second term. Perhaps the '80s wouldn't have been so disgusting.Our Endangered Values is mostly a rant against fundamentalism. This is interesting considering Carter's well-publicized, strong religious faith. I must admit that was a bit of a problem for me reading-wise. I'm not a believer (unless we're talking about daydream believers!) so I tend to tune out when people start talking about their religious beliefs. However, I slogged through and was rewarded w...

This is the first Jimmy Carter book I have read. To read it while GW Bush was President made it all the more powerful. Carter writes with respect never pointing fingers directly at Bush, but he does an excellent job of explaining just how diplomacy became extinct in the White House. He gives a good history lesson on how the US was working well with other countries and beginning to make some headway in some very tough issues with N. Korea and Iran until 2000.I will read more books by Jimmy Carter...

Jimmy Carter is an amazing humanitarian and I respected him already for his humanitarian efforts. I really liked how he explained why Christian's should value the separation of church and state. It's great to see a Christian politician not be an extremist. Towards the end of the book, it became a bit depressing as it feels like our country and our leaders are moving farther and farther away from what our forefathers intended towards a position that will not be good for our country and our childr...

I like Jimmy Carter. Even more now.I especially was interested in President Carter's discussions about fundamentalism, in religion and in politics. He defines fundamentalism in a way I'd not through of it before, but seemed dead on to me. He says that fundamentalism is the idea that we're right, and chosen and everyone else is wrong and therefor un-chosen and therefore disposable. Also that it gives power to leaders instead of to people, which leads to abuses of power. These are exactly the qual...

Former president Carter is often characterized as a devout Christian peanut farmer. While that is accurate he is much more than that. This book reveals that he is also a career Navy man and a nuclear physicist and of course, former POTUS who has a unique and invaluable perspective of world affairs as well as Christian beliefs. Although many may expect a narrow minded, Christian-centric diatribe against people who don't share his beliefs this book is a well thought out study of the endangered val...

A bit too Jesus-y for me, but that's sort of the point. This is about morals from a religious standpoint since Carter is a "man of faith," but he is not a conservative man & he believes in a true separation of church & state. He believes that fundamentalism in government has been detrimental to the health of our nation. My dad wanted me to read this book, which I admit made me a little panicky (is he finding Jesus all of a sudden?? I was raised with a complete lack of religion or spirituality, b...

Like many Americans, former president Jimmy Carter is dismayed by the sharp right turn our government has taken in recent years, which has been largely fueled by the influence of the fundamentalist religious right.Carter critically addresses the blurring of the lines between separation of church and state and covers such issues as preemptive war, women's rights, terrorism, civil liberties, homosexuality, the death penalty, abortion, science and religion, the environment, nuclear weapons, America...

Goes right to the heart of what is wrong with American and Fundamental politics, their lost vision, their Bible without Jesus outlook. This is a must read book for all Americans written by a man who has followed Jesus even when it leads to splits with his own church. Here is a book that will relight the path we should be on as a great nation that has lost its way.

This book just came out in 11/05 and at the time was very up-to-date with current events, like Katrina, the Terri Schaivo case, the war in Iraq, and decisions made by this administration. The book covers every moral topic from pre-emptive war to abortion and the death penalty, to the environment to our relationship with other countries and how we are eroding away our own respect with our own choices. It spent a lot of time talking about how prisons are just so huge now and that they are used as

Jimmy Carter is a respectable guy, strong in his faith and convictions. You can tell that he really cares for the poor and less fortunate, has a desire for truth, justice, etc.I found myself agreeing with about 95% of Carter's statements on the problems we face as a country today. I agree with his blame on the neo-conservative Republicans for misleading right-wing Americans. They've worked the masses of the "moral majority" into a fit over things like gay marriage...while nobody in that same gro...

Great man! Great insight! Great book!

I have long admired former President Carter, and I agree with most of his views in this book. Although it is not new, the points he makes are more relevant today than ever before. Our country and politicians are in a sorry state and moving further away from the Founding Fathers' intent. I learned a lot from his opinions.

In this book Jimmy Carter covers a wide range of topics, giving his analyses and speaking his concerns from the intersection of his religious faith experience and his experience as U.S. President. Probably the most alarming to me are (1) the rise of religious fundamentalism and the entwining of church and state pushed by some religious fundamentalists, and (2) the tragic redirection of U.S. policy by the George W. Bush administration--economic policies that favor the richest Americans, foot-drag...