"{Neuhaus} here displays wide knowledge and incisive criticism regarding contemporary religious currents in the United States. . . . I learned a great deal from the book about the Protestant churches and their role in American society over the past two decades. . . . At the beginning of the book, Neuhaus had located himself politically in the 'vital center' of liberal democracy. However, because of his vagueness on specific issues, he might well give further reflection to his own perceptive comment: 'The center is usually not a viewpoint but an expedient place to be in the absence of viewpoints.'" | "{Neuhaus} here displays wide knowledge and incisive criticism regarding contemporary religious currents in the United States. . . . I learned a great deal from the book about the Protestant churches and their role in American society over the past two decades. . . . At the beginning of the book, Neuhaus had located himself politically in the 'vital center' of liberal democracy. However, because of his vagueness on specific issues, he might well give further reflection to his own perceptive comment: 'The center is usually not a viewpoint but an expedient place to be in the absence of viewpoints.'" |