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Both Britain and America stand at a place where society's predominant values are secular and cross-culturally aware. In Britain, Christian values and religious beliefs are now generally seen only as part of an all-inclusive whole, deserving of no more consideration and respect than any other beliefs. Once the English Church and the State were two sides of the same coin. Longley claims that England is losing its identity and confidence as a nation because it has all but denied its religious roots. But America still claims to be "God's own country". Events of the 11th of September 2001 have given a new urgency to some of the hottest topics of the 21st century. What makes America so strong and yet so vulnerable? Why do the British and Americans so often stand side by side? What are the real roots of their common history? And what about the future for Britain and the USA, particularly in a world threatened by a terrorism which claims religion as its heart?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1339497 in Books
• Published on: 2002-08-22
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 314 pages

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 nation al newspapers.

Customer Reviews

An excellent read.
A well worth while read. This really shows the role of Christianty in its darkest form. Longley really presents an indepth account of the attitudes of the U.S.A and Britain to the rest of the world which is invaluable to understanding the world of contemporay politics. In places it really makes you wana go and back and slap your GSCE history or science teacher when they said Newton was a great man. However in places Longley looses momentum and i often found myself wishing to skip to a more interesting section. However the content is eye opening and well worth a read.