{"product_id":"not-like-other-nations-peter-e-chojnowski-9798992579116","title":"Not Like Other Nations: Toward An Ideal State","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat Would An Ideal State Really Look Like?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCertainly not like the nations we see around us today! But as G. K. Chesterton once famously remarked: \"The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich invites the question: If we had the courage to really try it, what would we do?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot Like Other Nations: Toward An Ideal State answers that question. There are many books on Christian social doctrine, but not like this one. We start from the very foundation - God - and work our way up from there. Along the way we lay down clear ideas, by diving deep into traditional Catholic theology and social philosophy, and drawing from it clear principles of action; we give the most important practical rules needed to get your hands dirty and build a real, workable society, under Christ the King.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics covered are: What is God?-What is Man?-Man's relation to God-Man's relations with Man-What is Society?-What is Law?-the Common Good-Man's relation to the State-Church and State relations-the Best Form of Government-Marriage and Family-Gender Relations-Private Property-Economic Inequality-Rules for Civil Obedience and Disobedience-Moral Hazard and the Welfare State-and many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter E. Chojnowski,John O'Neill Green\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798992579116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mirror of Justice Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Peter E. Chojnowski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443066548479,"sku":"9798992579116","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3c244ef0-ca2a-48c0-98f1-6e5629777908.jpg?v=1777201625","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/not-like-other-nations-peter-e-chojnowski-9798992579116","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}