The Crisis of American Democracy

The American myth today faces existential challenges that no longer only come from the fringes. Rage consumes many in America. At the heart of it all, like the magma at the center of the Earth, lies a not entirely genuine sense of moral righteousness, a fruit of America’s Puritan past that is present in the ideas and mindsets of some groups that are politically or economically influential. In this interview Father Michael Kelly, SJ, the publisher of the English language edition of the Jesuit periodical La Civiltà Cattolica interviews Fr. Drew Christiansen, SJ, former editor of America, Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Human Development at Georgetown University and a senior scholar with the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs. Fr Drew is also an international correspondent for this journal. You can read Fr. Drew's article here: https://www.laciviltacattolica.com/the-crisis-of-american-democracy/