American Restoration: How Faith, Family, and Personal Sacrifice Can Heal Our Nation

THIS IS NO TIME TO RUN AND HIDE

America seems to be crumbling from within. Having abandoned the Judeo-Christian values that are the foundation of its culture, our nation, in the eyes of many, is going the way of the great civilizations of the past.

If our 250-year experiment in ordered liberty has really run its course, is it time to recognize the inevitable, pack up our families, and head for the hills, hunkering down through the dark days to come?

Or is there hope for an American restoration?

Tim Goeglein and Craig Osten, battle-hardened veterans of the culture wars, know as well as anyone that the decadence is undeniable. But they make the case that an American restoration is not only possible, but probable--if we act now.

The key is for Christians to engage with the culture, not flee from it, to be the salt and light that will renew it from within. That engagement must take place especially at the local level, where real spiritual and cultural transformation occurs. If America returns to its spiritual foundations, the tumultuous times we live in will be nothing more than a bumpy detour in our nation's history. This book is a roadmap for the way back.

In this clear-eyed but hopeful guide to restoration, Goeglein and Osten explain how patriotic Americans, with God's help, can renew fifteen critical components of our culture.

Government will not provide the solutions we desperately need. The solutions lie in our churches, our communities, and our homes. The light for our path is faith. As that light pierces the darkness, America will experience a reawakening, regeneration, and renewal.

TIMOTHY S. GOEGLEIN is the vice president for External and Government Relations at Focus on the Family in Washington, D.C. He served in high-level government posts for two decades, including press secretary for former Senator Dan Coats of Indiana, special assistant to President George W. Bush, and deputy director of the White House Office of Public Liaison.

CRAIG OSTEN has collaborated with several best-selling authors on more than a dozen books. A former political reporter and an ardent student of history, Osten graduated from the University of California, Davis, and did graduate work at California State University, Sacramento, and Fuller Theological Seminary.