Former prime minister Scott Morrison made Christian faith part of his electoral pitch. His new memoir does not fully dispel the criticism that he called on it at his convenience.
, rightly, for breaking that taboo. But if we still feel awkward, it’s because he broke another: Morrison’s book makes his private faith very, very public, and we don’t know what to do with it.
But the faith element isn’t surprising. Australia’s first Pentecostal prime minister now seeks an American audience. The foreword is written by former US vice president and fellow Christian Mike Pence. American spelling and explanations of Australiana, from Akubra hats to Christmas crackers, appear throughout.
For a book written for American audiences, it lacks a compelling come-to-Jesus moment, a splashy incident that becomes a catalyst for personal change.
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