American Schism
eBook - ePub

American Schism

How the Two Enlightenments Hold the Secret to Healing our Nation

  1. 496 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

American Schism

How the Two Enlightenments Hold the Secret to Healing our Nation

About this book

An enlightened exploration of history to unite a deeply divided America

The political dialogue in America has collapsed. Raw and bitter emotions such as anger and resentment have crowded out any logical debate. In this investigative tracing of our nation's divergent roots, author Seth David Radwell explains that only reasoned analysis and historical perspective can act as salves for the irrational political discourse that is raging at present.

Two disparate Americas have always coexisted, and Radwell discovered that the surprising origin of these dual Americas was not an Enlightenment, but two distinct Enlightenments that have been fiercely competing since the founding of our country. Radwell argues that it is only by embracing Enlightenment principles that we can build a civilized, progressive, and tolerant society.

American Schism reveals

• the roots of the rifts in America since its founding and what is really dividing red and blue America;

• the core issues that underlie all of today's bickering;

• a detailed, effective plan to move forward, commencing what will be a long process of repair and reconciliation.

Seth David Radwell changes the nature of the political debate by fighting unreason with reason, allowing Americans to firmly ground their differing points of view in rationality.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword by Professor Jonathan Israel
  7. Prologue: Two Conflicting Visions of America
  8. PART I: ORIGIN OF THE AMERICAN SCHISM: THE TWO ENLIGHTENMENTS
  9. PART II: HOW THE SCHISM HAS DIVIDED AMERICA ACROSS THE CENTURIES
  10. PART III: THE FUTURE IS ON THE LINE
  11. Acknowledgments
  12. Permissions
  13. Notes
  14. Bibliography
  15. Index
  16. About the Author