Book · 2025 · Political Science
Cross Purposes
Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy
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In this new book of yours called Cross Purposes, which is a wonderful title, you ask a simple question, which is why has America become ungovernable?
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His latest book and the topic of today's conversation is Cross Purposes, Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy.
Why people recommend it
Cross Purposes by Jonathan Rauch is a thoughtful examination exploring the intersection of modern democracy, civic institutions, and the evolving role of religion in American society. On Honestly with Bari Weiss, host Bari Weiss brought up the volume to prompt the author regarding his central question about why the United States has increasingly become ungovernable and how Christianity relates to this shift. Similarly, Russ Roberts featured the work on EconTalk, introducing Jonathan Rauch and his latest text as the core subject of the episode's analytical conversation. Roberts discussed how the book investigates the broken bargain between Christianity and democracy, probing the philosophical and practical challenges facing contemporary democratic governance. Across these discussions, commentators focused on the timely and provocative nature of the author's arguments, utilizing the text to unpack the deep institutional fractures currently testing the stability and resilience of the American political landscape and the shared civic values binding its diverse citizenry together.
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Bari Weiss In this new book of yours called Cross Purposes, which is a wonderful title, you ask a simple question, whi… 1
“In this new book of yours called Cross Purposes, which is a wonderful title, you ask a simple question, which is why has America become ungovernable?”
Russ Roberts His latest book and the topic of today's conversation is Cross Purposes, Christianity's Broken Bargain with… 1
“His latest book and the topic of today's conversation is Cross Purposes, Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy.”
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“Jonathan Roush is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and he just wrote a book called Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy.”