Americas Promise: Civil Society And The Renewal Of American Culture; Author: Eberly, Don E.; Paperback

Author: Eberly, Don E.
Paperback
256 pages
Published: March 1999
Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0847692299

Noted scholar and activist Don Eberly details the history, achievements, and goals of the civil society movement. He demonstrates why civil society is crucial to the preservation of democratic values and institutions, and he explains why the concern over America's moral decay must be our major priority. Our society, argues Eberly, cannot thrive, and perhaps cannot survive, without strong social institutions, a vibrant moral order, and an active, intellectual grass roots dimension.A description of the role of civil society in the preservation of democratic values and institutions. It explains why the preservation of civil society must be a priority over the next decades, and argues that society cannot thrive and perhaps cannot survive without strong social institutions.