The Age of Understanding

As our nation recognizes its 250th anniversary, many Americans feel anger, confusion, and a reluctance to engage with one another-echoes of the tensions present at the country's founding. The Age of Understanding is written in the spirit of Thomas Paine's Common Sense: an invitation to reflect, to question, to recognize the forces that divide us, and to rediscover what binds us together.

This book offers a path to acknowledge viewpoints that challenge us while staying alert to those who seek...