Ask the Question: Why We Must Demand Religious Clarity from our Presidential Candidates by Stephen Mansfield 251 pp. Baker Books. $19.99 The book’s title poses a riddle that Ask the…

If we consult the Holy Scriptures we can have no doubt that God promised his church here on earth a better state than this. Philipp Jakob Spener (1675) Given all…

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The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama By David Remnick 656 pp. Illustrated. Alfred A. Knopf. $29.95 Early on in his massive new biography of Barack Obama, cryptically…