{"product_id":"liberty-the-god-that-failed-policing-the-sacred-and-constructing-the-myths-of-the-secular-state-from-locke-to-obama","title":"Liberty, the God That Failed: Policing the Sacred and Constructing the Myths of the Secular State, from Locke to Obama","description":"What has gone wrong with the grand American experiment in \"ordered liberty\"? The progressive answer is that America has failed to live up to its full promise of inclusiveness and equality--likely the result of corporate greed and white male ruling elites. The mainstream conservative or libertarian's reply points to the Warren Court, the 1960's, or a loss of Constitutional rectitude. Christopher Ferrara, in Liberty, the God That Failed, offers an entirely different answer. In a counter-narrative of unique power and scope, he unmasks the order promised as a sham; the liberty guaranteed, a chimera. In his telling, the false god of a new political order--Liberty--was born in thought long before America's founding, and gained increasing devotion as it slowly amassed power during the first century of the nation's existence. Today it reveals its full might, as we bear the weight of its oppressive decrees, and experience the emptiness of the secular order it imposes upon us.\n\nFerrara destroys multiple myths constructed by the secular state with a relentless uncovering of truths hidden by both liberal and conservative\/libertarian accounts of what has gone wrong. In this brilliant retelling of American history and political life, the author asks us to open our eyes to harsh realities, but also to the possibilities for a rightly ordered society and the true liberty that can still be ours.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1621380068\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1621380068.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Ferrara, Christopher A|Brennan, Patrick McKinley\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41715588825146,"sku":"DBV.1621380068.G","price":14.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1621380068-0.jpg?v=1790832990","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/liberty-the-god-that-failed-policing-the-sacred-and-constructing-the-myths-of-the-secular-state-from-locke-to-obama","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}