Boyd makes a very important point in confronting an American church that has become far too cozy with the political institutions of the day, for this I applaud him. But it becomes clear very early on in the book that the author is working from within the context of so-called "open theism" and post-millenialism. The introduction and first chapter are sufficient to make the point that the title of the book proposes to advance. After that, Boyd tries to back up his thesis using his questionable theology. This is unfortunate as a conservative understanding of the scriptures can provide sufficient support to back up the same thesis. Overall, I respect the idea that the author is advancing and I recommend that every Christian think carefully about his challenging idea, but I cannot recommend this particular work on the subject as it is couched in Boyd's questionable theological framework.