Product Description
What makes America so strong and yet so vulnerable? Why do the British and Americans so often stand shoulder to shoulder? What are the real roots of their common history? And what about the future, for England and the USA, particularly in a world threatened by a terrorism which claims religion as its heart? Both countries inherit a God-given sense of unique mission. In England, Church and the State were two sides of the same coin. The early Americans believed they were, like the Jews in the Old Testament, God's chosen people. This idea of being elected has both shaped and strengthened their identities but at a cost and it is this paradox that this fascinating book explores.
About the Author
Clifford Longley is well-known as an author, broadcaster and journalist who has specialised since 1972 in the coverage of British and international religious affairs. He has written a weekly column in the British press, for 20 years in the Times and from 1992-2000 in the Daily Telegraph. He has been the longest continuously appearing columnist in British national newspapers. In 1986 he was named 'Specialist Writer of the Year' in the British Press Awards. For many years he was leader writer on the Times and the Telegraph. He is now independent, still writing for the catholic weekly, the Tablet and various national newspapers.
