America’s Prophet: Moses And The American Story

America has lost its moorings. So, what else is new?

We live in strange times. The current era of American history seems to be dominated by nothing but unfinished business. From wars to the economy to presidential promises nothing seems “finished.”

Even the entertainment industry is grappling for direction. Network television is threatened by the quality of cable, yet seems unable to produce quality programming. The music business supports TV that searches for talent as if they are looking for the second coming of the Beatles–someone to strike a new path forward.

The rest of the culture is just as lost. We’ve lost any sense of a unifying value system–in other words we’ve rejected Christianity and have found nothing to take its place.

Along comes Bruce Feiler with his book, America’s Prophet: Moses And The American Story.

Time Magazine gave it two full pages in a book review. Feiler is a NY Times bestselling author. In other words this book has something to say to the general  culture. And it has something for you…

And what does it say? It tells how a man living 4000+ years ago shaped and shapes the history of our country. It’s no secret that the founding fathers found him an irresistible icon for their dreams of a new country that would provide freedom for all. But it doesn’t stop with Franklin, Jefferson and Washington.

Today’s presidents from Carter to Obama have called on Moses as their role model to move into a new day. Martin Luther King hailed Moses as his role model and so did Ronald Reagan in his quest to open eastern Europe.

So, why should you read the book? Well for one thing it is fun. It reads like a novel. But more importantly, you should be reading what the nation’s decision makers are taking in. They, as much as anybody, are grappling for a value system that can unite and invigorate our tired republic. If they are looking for answers in people like Moses, you can be a part of the solution, providing those answers and the values that can take us into a new day.

America’s Prophet: Moses And The American Story