A review by goldengirl13
Reclaiming Hope: Lessons Learned in the Obama White House about the Future of Faith in America by Michael R. Wear

4.0

I really enjoyed the book for the most part. The author takes a pretty balanced view of almost everything that went on, but at times, it seems like he was a little hard on President Obama, especially since it sounds like he didn't have a whole lot of contact with him. This seems to be the case particularly with the change of stance on gay marriage; it seems like the author was personally hurt by the change in stance of the Obama administration on this topic, and because of that, I feel he was a bit harsh on Obama, particularly by disbelieving that Obama's stance had changed, as he claimed, and accusing him of holding that view the whole time. (Of course, working in the administration, the author may have had information that we aren't aware of that made him believe this, but if he did, he didn't disclose this to his readers.) I did definitely enjoy reading about Obama, his administration, and his campaign, particularly in regards to religious matters.