America's churches are beset by challenges in a rapidly secularising culture. They're being hollowed out by the departure of young people and a watered-down spirituality. Frightened Christians wonder what went wrong and what they can do about these trends. The Benedict Option is a guide for Christians under siege today. Politics won't save them, and neither will the courts. In this visionary book, Dreher urges today s faithful to be new St. Benedicts. Christians must build up their local churches, create new schools, and take up practices that can help them face today's world with confidence.