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The book at a glance
- Title
- One Nation Divided by God: Our Longing for a Better Country
- Author
- James Owen Cunningham
- Length
- 92 pages
- Hardcover
- ISBN 979-8240993886 — large print · $19.99 · published June 26, 2026 · 6 × 0.25 × 9 in · 10.4 oz
- Paperback
- ISBN 979-8240989018 — large print · published June 23, 2026 · 6 × 0.19 × 9 in · 4.8 oz
- Kindle
- ISBN 979-8240989025 — $9.99 · published June 23, 2026
- Categories
- Political philosophy · American history · Religion and public life
Summary
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A trial lawyer argues that America's deepest division is not political but creedal — and that the founding principles are still the way back.
Full description
This is the description printed on the back cover of the book. Please use it as written.
America is in crisis, but the fracture isn’t primarily political. Beneath our loudest arguments lies a deeper divide: a crisis of shared belief. In a perverse irony, the principles that once united us now stand at the heart of what divides us. If America was ever “One Nation Under God,” it is now “One Nation Divided by God.”
As we celebrate the nation’s historic milestone, all acknowledge what the Declaration of Independence says, yet many utterly reject what it means. But this is not just a lament—it’s a call to recover. By rediscovering our founding principles, we can renew the foundation of our republic while still honoring our differences. This is a journey through our longing for a better country, in the hope of establishing a more perfect Union.
Biography
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James Owen Cunningham is an Orlando-based, Board-Certified Civil Trial Lawyer and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. A graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary, he writes at the intersection of history, law, and faith. His deep roots in the American story — tracing back to the Mayflower and the American Revolution — have nourished his faith and his passion for exploring our national identity. James resides in Orlando with his wife, Joyce; they are the proud parents of three married children and the grandparents of ten.
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Suggested interview questions
- The title inverts a phrase most Americans have said since childhood. When did you start thinking of it that way?
- You argue the fracture is not primarily political. What is it, then?
- Americans agree on what the Declaration says but not on what it means. What is a concrete example?
- What do you mean by “competing moral universes”?
- You spent a career persuading juries — people under no obligation to agree with you. What did that teach you about persuading a divided country?
- You hold both a law degree and a seminary degree. Where do those two trainings agree about this problem, and where do they pull against each other?
- The book insists it is a call to recover rather than a lament. What is realistically recoverable?
- You published this around the nation's 250th anniversary. Was that timing deliberate?
- Who did you write this for — and is there anyone you hope reads it who probably won't?
- It is 92 pages. Was the brevity a choice?