The Faith of Donald J. Trump

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The Faith of Donald J. Trump: A Spiritual Biography
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Authors David Brody
Scott Lamb
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction [1]
PublisherHarper Collins
Publication date
2018
ISBN 978-0-06-274958-1 (Hardcover)
OCLC 1023431974

The Faith of Donald J. Trump: A Spiritual Biography is a 2018 non-fiction book co-authored by David Brody and Scott Lamb about the religious faith of U.S. President Donald Trump. [2] Shortly after its release, Trump tweeted that it was a "very interesting read." [3]

Reviewing it for The Weekly Standard , Erick Erickson noted, "the authors suggest that Trump’s rapacious libido is just his misguided quest for God." [4] He added that they downplay Norman Vincent Peale's influence on Trump, and concluded that the relationship between evangelical leaders and Trump is "utterly transactional." [4]

Reception

The book was heavily criticized, and treated as a joke by many newspapers and organizations. [5] [6]

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References

  1. Dale, Daniel (July 19, 2017). "Author of upcoming 'spiritual biography' of Donald Trump says it 'will not be the world's shortest book'". Toronto Star . Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  2. Downes, Lawrence (March 1, 2018). "Holy crap: The 'godly' side of Donald Trump". The Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  3. "'Very interesting', comments Trump on new book about his faith". Christian Today. February 20, 2018. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Erickson, Erick W. (February 15, 2018). "The Apotheosis of Donald J. Trump". The Weekly Standard . Archived from the original on 2018-02-17. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  5. Du Mez, Kristin Kobes (October 10, 2018). "This ridiculous "spiritual biography" of Trump is no joke". The Christian Century . Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  6. Kilgore, Ed (February 5, 2018). "The Christian Right's Willful Faith in Trump". Intelligencer . Retrieved November 24, 2020.