Synopses & Reviews
David Kuo came to Washington wanting to use his Christian faith to end abortion, strengthen marriage, and help the poor. He reached the heights of political power, ultimately serving in the White House under George W. Bush. It was a dream come true: the chance to fuse his politics and his faith, and an opportunity for Christians not just to gain a seat at the proverbial table but also to plan the entire meal.
Yet his experience was deeply troubling. He had been seduced, just as so many evangelical conservatives had been seduced by politics. Tempting Faith is a wrenching personal journey and a heartfelt plea for a Christian reexamination of political and spiritual priorities.
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Read
Tempting Faith, written by a real compassionate conservative, and weep for the loss of what could have been. Then beware of those who would manipulate genuine faith for partisan political purposes."
-- Jim Wallis, bestselling author of God's Politics
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"The best kind of sermon, the most revealing and meaningful kind of testimony. At [Kuo's] call for action, you want to give [him] a loud 'amen.'"
-- The Hartford Courant
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Tempting Faith is one of those rare Washington books that is worth reading -- clearly written, disarmingly honest, thoughtfully introspective, and unusually substantive.... A refreshingly honest account of how politics can seduce the best intentioned and the most naïve."
-- The American Conservative
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"Though
Tempting Faith is a story about the Bush presidency, it is even more a story about Mr. Kuo. As much as it is a story about politics, it is also a story about faith."
-- The New York Times
About the Author
David Kuo served as Special Assistant to the President under George W. Bush from 2001 to 2003. He has worked for numerous conservative leaders, including John Ashcroft, William Bennett, Jack Kemp, Bob Dole, and Ralph Reed. He is the author of the Good Morning America Book Club selection Dot.Bomb: My Days and Nights at an Internet Goliath. He currently serves as the Washington editor of the Beliefnet Web site.
Table of Contents
Prologue
Chapter One: God, Politics, and Fishing
Chapter Two: Odd Fellows
Chapter Three: Buffalo Hunting
Chapter Four: The Last Acceptable Form of Bigotry
Chapter Five: Struggling to Kneel
Chapter Six: Swirling...
Chapter Seven: "Just When I Thought I Was Out..."
Chapter Eight: Looking in All the Wrong Places
Chapter Nine: Breaking Down Gates of Bronze
Chapter Ten: Tripping on Marble
Chapter Eleven: This Is the White House
Chapter Twelve: Sunny Days
Chapter Thirteen: Politics Actually
Chapter Fourteen: That's the Way We Do It, Baby
Chapter Fifteen: Seeing Dimly, Seeing Clearly
Chapter Sixteen: Reel Life
Epilogue: Fast, Let's Fast
Afterword for the Paperback Edition
Acknowledgments
Index