The Theft of America's Soul: Blowing the Lid Off the Lies That Are Destroying Our Country

by Phil Robertson

Overview

It’s time to take back what the devil has stolen and put God back into our culture. The Theft of America’s Soul is a prophetic wake-up call for all who desire to see our nation thrive, challenging readers to exchange these ten lies for truths that will bring peace of mind, harmony, and prosperity back to our country—an invitation to experience the life-giving, peace-filling, wholly-transforming love of God.

Phil Robertson, patriarch of A&E’s Duck Dynasty and one of the most recognized voices of conservative Christianity in America, believes that little by little, generation by generation, America has allowed the lines of morality, decency, and virtue to be erased. Our values have disappeared as we began to believe lies—such as that God is dead, truth is relative, and unity is impossible—that have brought discord, division and protest. But Phil also believes that things can change.

Writing with captivating storytelling and unflinching honesty, Phil shows how to make America a God-honoring nation once more: by dropping the ten central lies that rule our day, including

• God is dead
• There is no Devil
• Truth is relative
• Sex is for self-gratification

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781400210046
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	02/05/2019
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	233,934
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Phil Robertson is a professional hunter who invented his own duck call and founded the successful Duck Commander Company. He also starred in the popular television series on A&E, Duck Dynasty, and is now the host of the new subscription television series In the Woods with Phil on BlazeTV.com. He is a New York Times bestselling author of The Theft of America’s Soul; Happy, Happy, Happy; and UnPHILtered. He and his wife, Kay, live in West Monroe, Louisiana. He has five children, eighteen grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi

1 1

The Lie: God is dead.

The Truth: The God of the Bible is not dead and he never will be.

2 19

The Lie: There is no Devil.

The Truth: The Devil of the Bible is real and he is our enemy.

3 35

The Lie: Truth is relative.

The Truth: There is absolute truth and it comes from God.

4 55

The Lie: God did not create life.

The Truth: God is the Author of life and only he can nourish and sustain it.

5 71

The Lie: Sex is for self-gratification.

The Truth: God created sexuality for his purposes and our good.

6 89

The Lie: Virtue is outdated.

The Truth: God's standard for all time is the standard of virtue.

7 111

The Lie: Laws can be ignored or changed if they are inconvenient.

The Truth: Law and order come from the Word of God.

8 133

The Lie: Unity is not possible.

The Truth: Unity flows from a God-centered culture.

9 153

The Lie: Church participation and day-to-day life should be kept separate.

The Truth: The church is God's presence in the day-to-day world, keeping the world from becoming hell on earth.

10 171

The Lie: Christians should shut their traps.

The Truth: God's people are his prophetic voice in the world.

11 189

The Truth of Truths

Acknowledgments 199

Notes 201

About the Author 205

Editorial Reviews

12/10/2018

Duck Dynasty star Robertson (Happy, Happy, Happy) argues in this spirited but limited polemic that America is embroiled in a state of incivility, chaos, and hate because it has turned its back on God. Robertson, who grew up in the church but veered into a wild life of drugs, drinking, and womanizing, returned to Christianity after his wife left him (they eventually reconciled). Each chapter sets forth a statement that Robertson claims is a lie (“God is dead”; “Sex is for self-gratification”), which he counters with passages from the Bible, as when he argues against the hypersexualization of society and holds up much of rural America as Christian and moral (as opposed to the media-controlled urban centers). He includes the occasional anecdote of him sharing his spiritual beliefs with others, including President Trump (who Robertson reports is a devout Christian), but most of the book is prescriptive, and reading it feels like being upbraided by a passionate preacher. The exhortations get tiresome, with Robertson’s excessive use of religious rhetoric coming off as stale. His arguments also suffer from a simplistic dismissal of those who disagree with him as “left-wingers.” This lack of nuance will turn off many readers, but Robertson’s tone will undoubtedly appeal to those fans eager for his thoughts on the current state of America. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly