This is the first Jimmy Carter book I have read. To read it while GW Bush was President made it all the more powerful. Carter writes with respect never pointing fingers directly at Bush, but he does an excellent job of explaining just how diplomacy became extinct in the White House. He gives a good history lesson on how the US was working well with other countries and beginning to make some headway in some very tough issues with N. Korea and Iran until 2000.

I will read more books by Jimmy Carter. I like his honesty and he speaks from the heart.

I thought this book was fantastic! It's refreshing to see a politician who actually believes in the separation of church and state. The book is divided into chapters that take close looks at "moral values" that are under debate among Christians and politicians: preemptive war, women's rights, terrorism, civil liberties, homosexuality, abortion, the death penalty, science and religion, environmental degradation, nuclear arsenals, America's global image, fundamentalism, and the melding of religion and politics. I'm surprised at how much I agree with Carter on pretty much all these issues. Carter points out hypocrisy from both people in the government and people in the church. This was written in 2005 during the George W. Bush administration, so I would be interested to see this book printed in an updated edition to see Carter's opinions on recent happenings under the Obama administration. A lot has happened since 2005, after all.

In this book Jimmy Carter covers a wide range of topics, giving his analyses and speaking his concerns from the intersection of his religious faith experience and his experience as U.S. President. Probably the most alarming to me are (1) the rise of religious fundamentalism and the entwining of church and state pushed by some religious fundamentalists, and (2) the tragic redirection of U.S. policy by the George W. Bush administration--economic policies that favor the richest Americans, foot-dragging and refusal to address environmental issues, and waging war "preemptively." Carter, I think, comes across as a "Southern gentleman" in his criticism of the Bush administration--the book is published in 2005 just after Bush's 2nd term is underway. Make no mistake, Carter clearly takes issue with the administration and expresses his great concern that the Bush administration policies are tragically wrong and threatening to the U.S. and to the world, but he is not really nasty about it.

The book is very readable, meaning in part that the print layout seems rather spacious. There is an index but no footnotes. References are included in a conversational way within the text, such as "In a recent New York times article...." Consequently, I suspect the book will be received best by those who are open minded enough to listen to Jimmy Carter and to even consider that the country is going in the wrong direction.

This is an excellent account on the values America has shared and fought for during most of Her history, but which have heavily degraded during the President "W" Bush years. Living through that period, I was young and didn't understand the repercussions of what we were doing or the horribleness of it. For several years, I've started realizing this degradation in our country's values, and this book helps me realize some of the specific reasons why. Though written in 2005, this book is still very current in terms of looking out for leaches on our freedom and and for spotting ways that America further ruins Her reputation and influence. Cherishing the separation of church and state, I worry about the influence of very loud neo-conservatives (neocons) that continually try to re-shape America's history and political future through the strict lens of a religious minority. The fact that most mainstream Christian churches do not agree with these fanatical people and their version of Christianity (which is very much opposite to the peaceful and loving values Jesus taught) should send warning flags to influential political figures and to the rest of America (unfortunately, neocons present themselves as "true Christians" and send the message to America that Christians and Christianity are exactly as they say it is).

Another interesting thing I learned about was the pre-neocon Southern Baptist Convention - something I didn't know existed. I was very impressed with Carter's sense of spirituality and values and hope to apply and share those in the world around me. His humanitarianism is of upmost importance and both reflects the works of Christ and also provides a source of inspiration for people like me who want to contribute to the world in a meaningful way.

President Carter pings the issues America has, and the same issues plague the country 20 years later. Even though it was wired in 2005, it sounds very similar to what we are facing in 2025.

Former President Jimmy Carter may not have been elected for a second term in 1980--instead, we got eight years of Ronald Reagan (lucky America)--but he certainly has shown himself as a man of wisdom and integrity in his post-presidential years. I loved every chapter in Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis, because they all make a gentle, but impassioned plea, for greater integrity and more profound values in our individual lives, and especially in our government. I was appalled at Carter's straightforward description of how prisoners from the Iraq war in very recent years have been shamefully mistreated at Guantanamo Bay, a U.S. military base in Cuba. I hope this book did its job in changing that situation, but who knows? In any case, President Carter really shows some perception and sensitivity to some pressing issues in present-day America. This is a worthwhile read for absolutely everyone!

I don’t know why, but I wasn’t expecting too much out of this book (maybe because in my copy the pages weren’t cut correctly, which irritated me at first), but it blew me away. He talks about lots of things that have changed under this administration that he credits the rise of fundamentalism to, and although the list of things that have changed wasn’t terribly new (science vs. religion, separation of church and state, etc. – you can see the table of contents at amazon), he presents his case very well, and manages to maintain a sort of composure while still conveying a sense of urgency. He includes a few chapters on foreign policy and nuclear proliferation which had material that I wasn’t familiar with. Also, the writing style is very straightforward, and he often talks about what the Carter Center (nonprofit organization that he and his wife started) are doing to alleviate the problems he lists. Overall, I was highly impressed, and would definitely recommend it.

Good info from various times of President Carter's life and how personal values tie in to politics. A little disturbing but not really information that we don't imagine is happening but the government has its own way of letting us know what it wants us to.

I will read any book written by a president, but this one really took a lot for me to finish. The title could have been George Bush Endangered Values. Most of the book was just a bashing of the current administration (at the time). Also, there are no real solutions, just lots of problems. It was pretty depressing and typically partisan.

Democrats like Jimmy Carter don't quite exist anymore. A socially conservative, fiscally liberal-but-responsible viewpoint, with strong religious inspiration and a belief that to lead overseas one must be more consistent in projecting one's values than one's military strength. From the grave, a dead political orientation speaks out.

A bit too Jesus-y for me, but that's sort of the point. This is about morals from a religious standpoint since Carter is a "man of faith," but he is not a conservative man & he believes in a true separation of church & state. He believes that fundamentalism in government has been detrimental to the health of our nation. My dad wanted me to read this book, which I admit made me a little panicky (is he finding Jesus all of a sudden?? I was raised with a complete lack of religion or spirituality, by people who regard organized religion as a problem not a solution & would refer to themselves as agnostic if not atheist), but I gave it a shot. I can't get on the Jesus train, but I can definitely get on board with many of the points Carter makes.
This is a quick, simple read for the masses.

Rereading this after a few years. This is a great book. The audiobook is read by the author! (Cue Georgia drawl)

Really though, this book is a really well written book by someone who truly earned the Nobel Peace Prize. He lays out the groundwork for his views on important issues of today two ways: he discusses his viewpoint thoroughly validated through a Biblical standpoint (and not just a verse or two, he really backs up his point), and then rationally/logically validates his points.
Really a great book and really interesting to reread in light of this year's presidential election.
I highly recommend to any politically minded Christian.