American Cincinnatus - Softcover

Krason, Stephen M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1621379841 ISBN 13: 9781621379843

Publisher: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

America descends deeper into political, social, and cultural turmoil and her constitutional principles dangerously erode so that the old Republic established by the Founding Fathers looks like it will soon disappear. A brilliant, but obscure, professor—a deeply religious Catholic Christian of unimpeachable character—gains surprising public notice for resisting a budding scandal at his university and is sought out to enter politics in his state. He becomes the accidental governor, and after gaining attention for his bold and courageous initiatives to clean up and redirect the state’s politics is urged by many to run for President. After an unorthodox campaign for a Media Age, which features masterful organization and goes right to the people in their local areas, he is elected from a divided field of candidates. The non-politician President uses executive power in a sweeping and almost unprecedented way to save the Constitution and spawns political and cultural renewal and a grassroots movement to sustain it. Like the Cincinnatus of ancient Rome, however, power does not corrupt him and he readily steps away from it when his work—obviously guided by Providence—is done. This novel tells a striking story and educates about the realities of American politics.

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About the Author

Dr. Stephen M. Krason has for many years been a political science professor at Franciscan University of Steubenville. He teaches courses in such areas as American politics and government, American constitutional law, political philosophy, and American political thought. He is also co-founder and President of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists. He has authored, edited, and co-edited numerous scholarly, non-fiction books, including Abortion: Politics, Morality, and the Constitution; Liberalism, Conservatism, and Catholicism; The Transformation of the American Democratic Republic; Catholic Makers of America; The Recovery of American Education; and Child Abuse, Family Rights, and the Child Protective System, as well as scholarly and other articles that have appeared in various journals and publications. Among the topics he has written on is the nature and use of the power of the American president. He writes a monthly column, "Neither Left, nor Right, but Catholic" that appears in Crisismagazine.com and The Wanderer. He has been a visiting fellow at the Witherspoon Institute in Princeton, New Jersey.

Edition details

• Publisher: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1621379841
• ISBN 13: 9781621379843
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 364