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Article: The Faith of Barack Obama
- Article from:
- The Journal of American Culture
- Article date:
- June 1, 2009
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The Faith of Barack Obama Stephen Mansfield. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2008
The Faith of Barack Obama, although well-written, does not contain much new information that has not already been gleaned from news reports ever since Obama entered the public eye. Published before the election, it reads as if it was speedily written and rushed to press. However, Mansfield does provide many insights into Obama's religion and the potential for a change in the religious landscape of America. For example, one of the subtle themes of his 2004 speech at the Democratic National Convention was that "we worship an awesome God in the Blue States" (xiv). In other words, Obama was attempting to rouse the ...