Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction Book

I have become more and more concerned at the increasing presence of religion and religious leaders in politics. Although I believe that every citizen should participate fully in our democracy, I also believe that mixing religion and politics is a sad and dangerous thing. I am more and more convinced that politicians are using religion to further their political gains while doing little or nothing to help citizens. David Kuo was an active member of Pres. George Bush's Office of Faith-Based and Comminity Initiatives and his experience was deeply troubling. He speaks about how his Christian values were being corrupted by politics.

This would be a good resource book for students writing about religion and politics. Kuo offers his own experience and his observations for why the two don't work well together. May be eye-opening for some students.