The Faith of Barack Obama, Stephen Mansfield
The Faith of Barack Obama, Stephen Mansfield
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The Faith of Barack Obama
A Spiritual Biography of an American President

Author: Stephen Mansfield

Narrator: Stephen Mansfield

Unabridged: 2 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 06/30/2009


Synopsis

 Get inside the mind and soul of Barack ObamaIn The Faith of Barack Obama, New York Times bestselling author Stephen Mansfield takes readers inside the mind, heart, and soul of presidential hopeful Barack Obama—as a person of faith, as a man, as an American, and possibly as our future commander in chief.America faces looming inflation, climate change, a national credit crisis, war in the Middle East, threats to security and liberty at home, and skyrocketing oil and gas prices.With all of these threats to our security, prosperity and freedom on the horizon, it has never been more important to choose the right leader for America."If a man's faith is sincere, it is the most important thing about him, and it is impossible to understand who he is and how he will lead without first understanding the religious vision that informs his life," writes Mansfield.In The Faith of Barack Obama, Mansfield holds back nothing to share that vision and explain its roots, including: Obama's upbringing in a non-Christian homethe influence on his life from his agnostic mother and Muslim fatherhis remarkable turn to Christianity after working in the inner cities of Chicagohis years at the controversial Trinity United Church of Christhis association to the radical teachings of Rev. Jeremiah Wrightthe source of Obama's relentless optimism and hope for AmericaEvery American voter concerned to know more about Obama's beliefs, both religious and political, and how the two intertwine should read this book, as should every thinking person who continues to shape and evolve his or her religious beliefs.Barack Obama, according to Mansfield, is "raising the banner of what he hopes will be the faith-based politics of a new generation . . . and he will carry that banner to whatever heights of power his God and the American people allow.""You must read this perceptive and well written book. Then you will know why Barack Obama has such a passion for justice and equity, such a gift for filling people of different generations with a newfound hope that things can and will change for the better." -- ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU

About Stephen Mansfield

Stephen Mansfield is the New York Times bestselling author of Lincoln's Battle with God, The Faith of Barack Obama, Pope Benedict XVI, Searching for God and Guinness, and Never Give In: The Extraordinary Character of Winston Churchill. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, Beverly.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Steve

The book probably deserves four stars; it is very well written and the author clearly understands Black liberation theology and how it has served and informed a generation of African American Christians. The author writes very carefully about a hyper sensitive subject, while also weaving into the hi......more

Goodreads review by Coicoy

The author of this book basically read other people's books and articles, and then wrote a summary. He offered only a tiny bit of analysis; his research is limited to materials already available to the public in other formats. A better title for this book would have been "An Overview of The Faith of......more

Goodreads review by Jay

This book explains how his upbringing shaped his broad view on religion and gives a glimpse into his origin in faith......more

Goodreads review by Jerry

[Jeremiah Wright: Jesus is a "half-naked man of color", who loses His life at the conspiring hands of a corrupt white Italian nation and the coconspirators within His own race. During Obama's years at Punhaou, he tried on personas as another man might try on clothes. Was he the angry radical brother......more

At first I wasn't sure about this. I always thought Obama a personable leader; I never had any reason to dislike him when in office. But then, I never used to concern myself with politics. These days, given my conservative stance, I not only am more wary of Democrats in general, but especially after......more