{"product_id":"who-is-my-neighbor-the-franciscan-moral-imagination-in-the-age-of-nationalism","title":"Who is My Neighbor? The Franciscan Moral Imagination in the Age of Nationalism","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eThis book invites readers to look beneath the surface of America’s political conflicts to a deeper question: \u003ci\u003eWho is my neighbor?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eIn an age marked by rising nationalism, cultural division, and institutional distrust, disagreements are often framed as clashes over policy or ideology. But as David B. Couturier argues, the deeper divide lies in how we see the world itself. Beneath every political position is a moral imagination—a way of perceiving others, assigning value, and defining who belongs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eThis book brings two powerful moral visions into conversation: the contemporary nationalist imagination, most visibly expressed in the MAGA movement, and the Franciscan moral imagination rooted in encounter, humility, and fraternity. While one begins with loss and the desire for restoration, the other begins with disruption—moments that unsettle our assumptions and open us to transformation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eDrawing on theology, philosophy, and contemporary political analysis, Couturier shows how our deepest conflicts are not simply disagreements about what to do, but about what we see. At a time when public life is increasingly shaped by fear, fragmentation, and competing narratives of belonging, \u003ci\u003eWho is my Neighbor \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a compelling alternative: a way of seeing that expands the circle of the neighbor and reimagines the possibility of a shared moral life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e_________________________ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e“Who Is My Neighbor?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e reframes moral life not through ideology or tribal allegiance, but through relationships grounded in mercy, humility, and the common good. This timely work calls Christians, civic leaders, and all people of goodwill to imagine a society shaped less by borders and fear than by encounter, fraternity, and peace.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e“David Couturier invites readers to move beyond fear and exclusion toward a society shaped by mercy, fraternity, and the common good.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eby David B. Couturier, OFM Cap. 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eISBN: 978-1-57659-6036\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Franciscan Institute Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45981738467388,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/5297\/files\/Neighborfrontcover.jpg?v=1786470723","url":"https:\/\/www.franciscanpublications.com\/products\/who-is-my-neighbor-the-franciscan-moral-imagination-in-the-age-of-nationalism","provider":"Franciscan Institute Publications","version":"1.0","type":"link"}