I Once Was Lost: My Search for God in America

The #1 bestselling author and CNN host draws on his own life, and interviews with Americans of all sorts, to find reasons to believe in a higher purpose.

America is losing faith--in itself, in its institutions, and in a higher power. Fifty years ago, over 90% believed in God, and we were optimistic about our country's future. Today, those numbers have been in free fall. Are they connected?

Don Lemon believes the answer is yes. Raised in a Louisiana Black church that tied his community tightly together, and knowing how people of faith led the Civil Rights movement and so many other crucial social movements, he is dismayed to see religion used as a political weapon, and to see so many people give in to cynicism and despair. So he set out to talk to people of all faiths, from across the country, to explore what we've lost and how we can find it again. He isn't trying to proselytize, but rather restore a sense of common purpose, and faith in ourselves. One of America's most famous interviewers turns his brilliant lens on the subject that matters more than any other: what should we live for?