Facing America's Identity Crisis -- New Book is a Collection of Insightful Socio-Political Writings On Making a Better America


GROVELAND, Ill., March 17, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Given the culture wars during the past decades, one can ask a few vital questions: What actually holds Americans together? What does it mean to be an American in the first place? Is America really that polarized? Know more about the birth of a great nation -- and the forces that are now threatening to tear it apart -- in John Gilligan's eye-opening, The Soul of America: Essays on the 4th of July.

This book addresses these points and more. The simple, yet also not-so-simple answer is embedded in yet one more question: "If Americans no longer believe in the Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address, can America continue to exist?" The major proposition of this work is that America consists in a set of beliefs-truths-that unite the nation. And without that belief, no Constitution, no laws, except the point of a sword, can keep us together.

Written in an engaging and straightforward style, The Soul of America is conveniently divided into three thematic sections. Part I: The Birth of America is an easy way of learning something about the basic origins of the Declaration of Independence and what was going on that led up to the American Revolution. Part II: Cultural Strife includes some specific events that have tormented the nation during the past two decades. By comparing the then and now, the reader can trace how our culture can change incrementally. Part III: Patriotism gets to the bottom of what we Americans must do if we are to maintain the nation with a "government of the people, by the people, for the people".

This is what the Soul of America is all about. The author hopes you will find this book not just informative or interesting, but also a source of encouragement and motivation to become personally involved in making our nation a better America.

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About the Author

John F. Gilligan, Ph.D, a licensed clinical psychologist, is President Emeritus of Fayette Companies. He is the past chairman of the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce, the Employers' Association of Illinois, and the Central Illinois Workforce board of directors. He was a founding member of the Leadership Development Center and has provided managerial training and consultation to managers representing more than 200 of the Fortune 500 corporations. He has taught in the School of Business Administration at Bradley University's and is an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. In addition to published professional research and presentations, he has written numerous editorials. His most recent books were The Adversity Challenge (with Charles Stoner, Ph.D.) and The Library of Congress: An Embodiment of the American Identity (with Congressman Ray LaHood).



  The Soul of America: Essays on the 4th of July * by John Gilligan
                       Publication Date: 03/12/2009
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