Twelve Lies That Hold America Captive
And the Truth That Sets Us Free

Summary: Discusses twelve cultural myths that form a kind of American folk religion that are in conflict with the hope we find in the gospel and the vision of the kingdom of God. It is not uncommon in discussions of Christian mission efforts in other countries to confront the challenge of syncretism.......more

This was a hard book for me to read. Not because of the author's writing style, that was fine. It was because of the subject matter. I am a white female evangelical Christian. I was shocked by the honesty of Walton's thoughts and feelings about the United States and its previous and current politica......more

I was really excited to read this book, however I did not realize it would be SO religious. I anticipated the chapter about America being a Christian nation to have religious key points, and I understand that people write what they know, Walton is obviously a very religious person, so I can appreciat......more

The book presents the author's take on twelve statements that shape American civil religion ( The American Dream is Alive and Well, We are a Christian Nation, All Men are Created Equal, etc. ). His argument is two-fold: the statements are lies and they are contrary to a Christian worldview. He dev......more

I so badly wanted this to be a well written book, I was fully behind each chapter’s argument but was underwhelmed by the evidence and weakness of Walton’s approach. Unfortunately the author chose to rely on straw men to lambaste the opposition, which isn’t necessary. His main opponent were those in......more