The Compassionate Community Ten Values to Unite America [Hardcover]

Kentucky State Treasurer Jonathan Miller shows the ten nonpartisan values--ranging from Opportunity to Security--that all Americans share, and uses Old Testament stories to highlight them. As an elected official in a red and largely Christian state, he has come to understand that although faith is often the source of divisiveness, the language of faith can bring Americans together. Inspiring stories from the Hebrew Bible illustrate Miller's plan to form a compassionate community. He shows that these lessons have the power to strengthen our country for future generations.

Jonathan Miller, a rising star of the Democratic party, uses the Bible to show what unites Americans

Noah and the Value of Opportunity * Abraham and the Value of Responsibility * Jacob and the Value of Work * Joseph and the Value of Family * Moses and the Value of Freedom * Joshua and the Value of Faith * Deborah and the Value of Justice * Jonathan and the Value of Peace * David and the Value of Respect * Esther and the Value of Security

Jonathan Milleris the State Treasurer of Kentucky. He has been proclaimed an emerging national leader by groups as diverse as the Democratic Leadership Council, the United Jewish Communities, and the Aspen Institute. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky.

A must-read for all Americans concerned about the future of their country. Publishers Weekly

Jonathan Miller has proved to be a master storyteller in whose words we recognize our deepest struggles as a people and catch a glimpse of who we wish to become. InThe Compassionate Community, he brings the virtues of biblical heroes and heroines to life in his account of people and programs contesting today's politics of self-interest. It's a story of the greater good that Americans yearn to hear, and we are indebted to Jonathan Miller for telling it so well. Bob Edgar, National Council of Churches USA

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