Villager Jack Brush’s new book came about because he spent several years looking at the United States from the outside.
“Citizens of the Broken Compass” is his first book in English addressed to a non-technical readership.
“Until now, I have only published very technical works in German,” Brush said.
He is currently writing a sequel: “Moral Guideposts for Concerned Citizens”.
Brush was born in Nashville, Tenn., where he attended Vanderbilt University, earning first a B.E. (electrical engineering), then a M.Div. (with a major in Hebrew language and literature), and finally a M.A. (in existential philosophy: Heidegger, Sartre etc.).
“After that, I received a grant to study at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, where I earned a PhD in theology (majoring in the scholastic period). From Zurich, I went to Cambridge, Mass., where I was a postdoctoral scholar at Harvard University. Returning to Zurich, I began teaching and eventually became Prof. of Systematic Theology at the University of Zurich with a specialty in the area of science and religion. On the topic of science and religion, I have published a trilogy in German, which is available from LIT-Verlag in Münster, Germany. Over the years, I became a Swiss citizen; so I hold dual citizenship in the U.S. and Switzerland,” he said.
When he moved from Zurich to The Villages, he found a niche in some of the clubs such as the Civil Discourse Club and the Mensa Club.
“And I started holding talks on various topics such as consumerism, human rights, same-sex marriage, and the common good. Since many of my talks have been quite well received, I decided to publish them as a collection in ‘Citizens of the Broken Compass,'” he said.
He said he is deeply concerned about the future of the United State.
“And I don’t find either the conservative or the liberal approach very helpful,” he said.
He said that having lived out of the country for 30 years, has given him a perspective on social and political issues that is difficult to categorize.
Citizens of the Broken Compass is a collection of articles dealing with a range of topics from the theory of evolution to human rights.
Learn more about his book at http://www.amazon.com/Citizens-Broken-Compass-Disorientation-Technology/dp/1782799540