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Reclaiming Hope

Lessons Learned in the Obama White House About the Future of Faith in America

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Now with a new afterword from the author. "An important and extremely timely book...Get it, read it, and talk to others about it." —Timothy Keller

In this unvarnished account of faith inside the world's most powerful office, Michael Wear provides unprecedented insight into the highs and lows of working as a Christian in government. Reclaiming Hope is an insider's view of the most controversial episodes of the Obama administration, from the president's change of position on gay marriage and the transformation of religious freedom into a partisan idea, to the administration's failure to find common ground on abortion and the bitter controversy over who would give the benediction at the 2012 inauguration.

The book is also a passionate call for faith in the public square, particularly for Christians to see politics as a means of loving one's neighbor and of pursuing justice for all. Engrossing, illuminating, and at time provocative, Reclaiming Hope changes the way we think about the relationship of politics and faith.

"A pre-Trump book with serious questions for our politics in the age of Trump...More necessary than ever before." — Sojourners

"Should be read by Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives, and all who are concerned by the state of our politics." —Kirsten Powers, USA Today columnist and CNN political analyst

"Reclaiming Hope will certainly give you a fresh perspective on politics—but, more importantly, it may also give you a fresh perspective on faith."—Andy Stanley, senior pastor of North Point Ministries

"An important and extremely timely book...Get it, read it, and talk to others about it." —Timothy Keller, author of Reason for God

"An important contribution in this age of religious and political polarization." —J.D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy

"A lifeline for these times." —Ann Voskamp, author of One Thousand Gifts and The Broken Way

"We can hope, and this book can help us." —Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from January 9, 2017
      Wear, founder of Public Square Strategies and former White House staffer for the Obama administration, argues for voters—especially young adults—to take a less cynical and apathetic approach to politics, especially the intersection of politics and religion. After a chance meeting with then-Senator Obama as a college freshman, Wear signed on to assist with his campaign in 2008, eventually landing a position in the White House doing outreach to evangelicals and helping to manage the Obama administration’s engagement on issues important to religious communities, such as adoption and efforts to stop human trafficking. While Wear witnessed the dark underbelly of politics at times, he is able to maintain a balanced and nuanced approach to writing about it, even offering critiques of Democratic strategies when appropriate. It takes a mature observer to understand the ambiguities involved in ethical and religious issues, and Wear is savvy enough to comprehend and cogently explain some complex and thorny policies, such as the ACA contraception mandate. This is not a political tell-all; instead, Wear’s book provides clear, actionable ways to rethink political engagement within the frame of fostering healthy religious communities. Agent: David Patterson, Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency.

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