{"product_id":"losing-moses-on-the-freeway-the-10-commandments-in-america","title":"Losing Moses on the Freeway by Chris Hedges","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLosing Moses on the Freeway: The 10 Commandments in America by Chris Hedges\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLosing Moses on the Freeway\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eChris Hedges—\u003c\/strong\u003eveteran war correspondent and author of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eWar Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning—\u003c\/em\u003edelivers an impassioned, eloquent call to heed the wisdom of the 10 Commandments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCelebrated for his courageous reporting on the crucial issues of our time, Hedges, who graduated from seminary at \u003cstrong\u003eHarvard Divinity School, \u003c\/strong\u003eexplores the challenge of living according to these moral precepts we have tried to follow, often unsuccessfully, for the past 6,000 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe commandments, he writes, do not save us from evil. Instead they save us from committing evil.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by unyielding faith, rigorous moral scrutiny, and a fierce sense of social responsibility, Hedges offers a breathtaking meditation on modern life. \u003cem\u003eLosing Moses on the Freeway \u003c\/em\u003eillustrates how the commandments usually choose us—and how we are rarely able to choose them. We cannot protect ourselves from theft, greed, adultery, or envy, nor from the impulses that lead us to commit evil acts. In honoring the commandments, we free ourselves from self-worship and are called back to the healing solidarity of community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIt is in the self-sacrifice championed by the commandments that integrity, commitment, and, finally, love are made possible.\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50301434233147,"sku":"0743255143","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/16994333482452.jpg?v=1747435564","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/losing-moses-on-the-freeway-the-10-commandments-in-america","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}