Bill Haslam, former mayor of Knoxville and governor of Tennessee, added “author” to his list of professional titles and chose Lakeshore Park as the best place for a book signing.
About the Book
Released this past May, Bill Haslam wrote the book “Faithful Presence: The Promise and the Peril of Faith in the Public Square” as a way to make it known that Politics and Faith can work together if done correctly. Haslam writes, “They seem to forget their calling is to be used by God in service of others rather than to use God to reach their own desires and ends.” Meaning Christians shouldn’t shape their faith around politics but form their politics around their faith. Though it was based on the Christian belief, there are lessons within the book that fits anyone of any faith.