The Compassionate Community: Ten Values to Unite America

by Jonathan Miller, Al Gore (Afterword)

Kentucky State Treasurer Jonathan Miller shows the ten nonpartisan values--ranging from Opportunity to Security--that all Americans share, and uses Old Testament stories to highlight them. As an elected official in a "red" and largely Christian state, he has come to understand that although faith is often the source of divisiveness, the language of faith can bring Americans together. Inspiring stories from the Hebrew Bible illustrate Miller's plan to form a compassionate community. He shows that these lessons have the power to strengthen our country for future generations.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published September 19, 2006

About the author

Jonathan Miller, The Recovering Politician, is the former two-term elected Kentucky State Treasurer and the author of the critically-acclaimed The Compassionate Community: Ten Values to Unite America.

In his nearly two decades of public service, the RP also held several other senior positions in state and federal government, including serving in Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear’s Cabinet as Secretary of Finance and Administration, as Deputy Chief of Staff of the U.S. Department of Energy, and as Legislative Director for Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN).

Reviews

[Christina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked Miller's part political part faith-based perspective. It was easy to read and has a lot of illustrations I might use in sermons at some point.