Discover Spiritual Truths from the Smash Broadway Hit Hamilton that Will Transform Your Life
Hamilton―the hip-hop musical about a forgotten Founding Father―is the most compelling musical of our time. But if you watch it without understanding the spiritual themes of Alexander Hamilton's life, you only get half the story. Discover how Hamilton is a modern-day parable that will:
Lead you into a deeper experience of God's grace
Help you battle guilt and shame
Challenge you to forgive
Inspire your faith
Engage you in the struggle for human equality
God and Hamilton impressively weaves together insights from the musical itself, the lives of Alexander and Eliza Hamilton, and the story of Scripture into a tapestry that challenges people of faith to reexamine their lives.
"God and Hamilton turned me inside out and revealed a side of Hamilton I had never thought to explore."―LAUREN BOYD, HAMILTON BROADWAY CAST
"A wonderful example of drawing from contemporary culture to understand how God works…I cannot recommend it more highly!"―MIKE BREEN
"A bold and creative exploration of the themes in life that matter most. In this beautiful book, Kevin Cloud helps us see, listen, and open to the all-consuming love God pours out to us."―PHILEEN HEUERTZ
"For all who struggle with doubt, depression, and despair, God and Hamilton offers an inspiring way forward. Kevin Cloud's book made my heart sing!" ―CRAIG DETWEILER
"In this book Kevin portrays a wonderful example of how you can draw from contemporary culture to understand how God works with us on our own heroic journeys. I found his emphasis on God's grace and faithfulness particularly inspiring and think that all who read it will come away with a better understanding of the challenges we all face. I cannot recommend it more highly!" (Mike Breen, Founder of 3DM, Author of Building a Discipling Culture, Covenant and Kingdom, and Family on Mission)
"A bold and creative exploration of the themes in life that matter most. If we have the eyes to see and the ears to hear, we will notice God everywhere. In this beautiful book, Cloud helps us see, listen, and open to the all-consuming love God pours out to us." (Phileena Heuertz, author of Pilgrimage of a Soul: Contemplative Spirituality for the Active Life and founding partner, Gravity, a Center for Contemplative Activism)
"How did Alexander Hamilton overcome a tragic and shame-filled childhood?
Kevin Cloud celebrates the amazing grace that propelled Hamilton to become a key architect of our fledgling democracy. For all who struggle with doubt, depression, and despair, God and Hamilton offers an inspiring way forward. Kevin Cloud's book made my heart sing!" (Craig Detweiler, President, The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology)
"C.S. Lewis once lamented that people too often fail to appreciate the real and serious glory of even the most dull and uninteresting human life; that if we could ever truly glimpse the beauty of a normal everyday person's story we might actually be tempted to worship them. In God and Hamilton, Kevin Cloud offers precisely this kind of appreciative glimpse into the life of Alexander Hamilton. These pastoral reflections upon a life that was anything but dull and uninteresting are sure to inspire. Read this book and catch a new imagination for what it means to be human." (Tim Suttle, pastor and author of Shrink: Faithful Ministry in a Church-Growth Culture).