Policial conservative and author of The Faith of George W. Bush, Stephen Mansfield, has written a new book entitled The Faith of Barack Obama.

“For Obama, faith is not simply political garb, something a focus group told him he ought to try. Instead, religion to him is transforming, lifelong, and real.” … “He embraced religion long before he embraced politics. Indeed, it was his faith that gave him the will to serve in public office, and the worldview of that faith that shaped his understanding of what he would do once he came to power.”

I saw the video above long before I read the book, and I sure wish there were more people like Stephen Mansfield around. He set his political leanings aside and actually took the time to explore the faith of Barack Obama, objectively, with an open mind.

Barack has an amazing story, one with an extraordinary spiritual timeline. Stephen pulls no punches and covers all aspects of Barack’s faith. But he does so with the grace of someone who grasps that Jesus didn’t just die for Republicans. That the faith of Democrats are just as real. That Christians need to show the world that we are better than the hate we’ve been spewing in the political arena.

This was a fascinating read, and it made me want to go back and read his previous work on George Bush’s faith. George Bush changed the game when it came to faith and politics, and Barack is taking his baton and running like Usain Bolt. I recommend this to anyone that is considering voting in this upcoming election. You owe it to yourself to know, as Paul Harvey always says, “the rest of the story.”