Stephen Mansfield

Tom DeLay tells his own story about his life and how he became a Congressman. He tells the sad story of how political opponents attacked him through the courts since they couldn't win against him with the voters. Three episodes in his life color his thinking: 1. Being held captive by Fidel Castro's thugs in Havana during a stopover on a flight home from Venezuela in 1959 showed him the face of tyranny. 2. Being enthralled as a young man by Barry Goldwater's speech to the 1964 Republican National Convention confirmed him as a lifelong conservative. 3. Becoming a born-again Christian after his first term in Washington changed his life and view of the world completely. His five suggestions for how conservative Republicans can positively affect our Country are worthy of serious study. A surprisingly good book. Review by J.David Knepper at

Presents a biographical profile of African-American educator, author, and statesman Booker T. Washington, discussing the principles and practices that guided his thoughts and actions as he worked to advance his race.

"John Allen's book goes a long way toward explaining the central enigma surrounding Ratzinger: How did this erstwhile liberal end up as the chief architect of the the third great wave of repression in Catholic theology in the twentieth century? Based on extensive interviews with the cardinal's students and colleagues, archival research in his native Bavaria, and a thorough familiarity with his writings, Allen's account shows how the roots of Ratzinger's deep suspicion of "the world," his preoccupation with human sinfulness, and his demand for rock-solid loyalty to the church go deep. They reach into his childhood "in the shadow of the Nazis" and reflect his formative theological influences: St. Augustine, St. Bonaventure, and (oddly for a Catholic) Martin Luther rather than the more world-affirming St. Thomas Aquinas." "When the cardinals of the Catholic Church next gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect a pope, Allen argues, they will in effect be deciding whether to continue the policies Ratzinger has been the central force in shaping. John Allen's book offers an insightful, informative, sobering account of those policies and their impact on the church throughout the world."--BOOK JACKET.

Mansfield presents an insightful portrait of Obama that shows how his faith motivates him as a Senator and as a Presidential candidate.

Introduces the geography, history, religious beliefs, government, and people of Laos.

An exploration of the major wars in U.S. history from the perspective of the religious beliefs of its soldiers discusses such topics as faith in the face of life-threatening military conflicts and the moral dilemmas of killing others. Pastor Stephen Mansfield also examines the impact of war upon the faith of the current generation of American soldiers.