God and Hillary Clinton: A Spiritual Life

In God and Hillary Clinton, acclaimed historian Paul Kengor sets out to answer the elusive question: What does Hillary believe? Using exhaustive research, Kengor documents Hillary's spiritual evolution, detailing how her lifelong religious beliefs have intertwined with her personal history to make her the politician that she is today. Exploring her Methodist upbringing, Kengor illustrates how her Christian values were challenged by the chaos of Vietnam-era America, and how she rediscovered them as First Lady of Arkansas-and later of the United States-when she veered from Christianity to New Age mysticism and back to Christianity in an attempt to survive her husband's scandals and the trials of life in the public eye.

But spiritual facts alone do not tell the full story of Hillary's relationship with God. Kengor also looks at how her faith has influenced her secular policies and examines the relationship between her pro-choice stance on abortion and her Christian beliefs. What emerges is an unexpected portrait of a political figure whose ideals have been shaped by the power of her politics and the depth of her faith.

About the Author:
Paul Kengor a professor of political science at Grove City College