Christianity in the Crosshairs
By Bill Donohue · Published by TAN Books
Overview
Christianity in the Crosshairs examines the growing tensions between Christianity and contemporary American culture through the perspective of Bill Donohue, longtime president of the Catholic League. Drawing on decades of experience defending religious liberty and engaging public controversies, Donohue explores the cultural, political, and ideological forces he believes are reshaping American institutions while increasingly marginalizing Christians committed to the historic teachings of the Faith.
Rather than viewing these developments as isolated events, Donohue argues that they reflect broader shifts in law, education, media, corporate culture, and public discourse. He challenges readers to examine how religious freedom, constitutional principles, and moral convictions intersect in today's society, while encouraging Christians to respond thoughtfully, courageously, and faithfully to the cultural challenges of the present age.
What This Book Offers:
- Cultural Analysis: Examines the social and political forces influencing Christianity's place in modern America.
- Religious Liberty: Explores contemporary debates surrounding constitutional freedoms and public expressions of faith.
- Historical Perspective: Draws upon decades of public advocacy and cultural engagement from one of Catholicism's most recognizable voices.
- A Call to Faithful Witness: Encourages Christians to engage cultural challenges with clarity, conviction, and charity.
- Understand Today's Cultural Landscape: Explore the ideas and institutions shaping public attitudes toward Christianity.
- Reflect on Religious Freedom: Consider the role of faith within American civic and constitutional life.
- Engage Public Issues Thoughtfully: Gain a framework for understanding contemporary cultural debates through a Catholic lens.
- Strengthen Christian Conviction: Be encouraged to witness faithfully while responding with reason and charity.
- Learn from Decades of Advocacy: Benefit from Bill Donohue's extensive experience defending the public presence of Christianity.
From the Book
"Christians today face not only ideological opposition but a cultural system increasingly hostile to faith. The task before us is to recognize these pressures and respond with conviction and courage."
— Christianity in the Crosshairs
Intended Audience
This book is written for Christians interested in the relationship between faith, culture, and public life, particularly those concerned about religious liberty and the role of Christianity in modern society. It will appeal to Catholics, educators, civic leaders, and readers seeking a thoughtful examination of contemporary cultural challenges from a Catholic perspective.
FAQs
Is this book about politics or religion?
It explores both, examining how cultural and political developments affect Christianity, religious liberty, and the public expression of faith.
Is it written only for Catholics?
While written from a Catholic perspective, its discussion of religious liberty, culture, and public life is relevant to Christians of many traditions.
Does the book propose practical responses?
Yes. Alongside its cultural analysis, Donohue encourages readers to respond to contemporary challenges with informed conviction, thoughtful engagement, and fidelity to Christian principles.
Key Themes
- Religious Liberty: The place of Christianity within American public life.
- Cultural Change: Examining the social and ideological movements shaping modern society.
- Christian Witness: Responding to cultural opposition with courage, clarity, and charity.
- Faith and Public Engagement: Reflecting on the intersection of religion, citizenship, and moral responsibility.
- SKU:
- 3395
- Publication Date:
- 02/17/26
- Pages:
- 288
- Height:
- 7.00
- Width:
- 5.00
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Effective Steps of Love in Truth
Bill Donohue’s book provides helpful summaries or highlights of nearly four hundred past articles from the Catholic League or cited third-party articles. I particularly appreciate the 421 “endnotes” giving the sources for the numerous accounts of Christianity in the crosshairs of “the ruling class and radicals”. Pope Benedict XVI’s 2009 encyclical Caritas in Veritate [Charity in Truth], section 7 on the Public Good instructs us that to love others requires both the virtue of love (to will or desire the good of others) and taking “effective steps” to achieve that good. My thanks to Bill Donohue for the book and my thanks to the many (hopefully thousands) who, like me, will be buying and sharing one or more copies of the book so that we together can be providing some of the needed “effective steps” of achieving “love in truth” for the good of our beloved country. In Chapter 3 Thought Control, endnote 137 makes reference to the USCCB’s helpful 2023 “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship” but that fifty-page resource has been updated whereby the endnote’s link usccb.org/forming-consciences-for-faithful-citizenship no longer works. To download the updated resource go to usccb.org/resources/forming-consciences-for-faithful-citizenship-pdf. Chapter 3 mentions “Brussels mayor Emir Kir” banning a conference of conservative speakers that included Cardinal Gerhard Mueller. Belgium courts overturned the ban and allowed the conference to be held. Not mentioned in Donohue’s book is that Emir Kir was the son of Muslim Turkish immigrants and was mayor (not of Belgium) but of Saint-Josse-ten-Nood, a Muslim dominated municipality among the many municipalities within Brussels, Belgium.
