Iowa and the Poles of Protestantism by Diana Butler Bass is a quick and interesting read about the denominational affiliations of Huckabee and Obama. “As a Southern Baptist, Huckabee emphasizes Christian conversion, personal morality, and individual character. Obama, as part of a liberal denomination [UCC], articulates the communal vision of progressive Protestantism, appealing to human goodness, optimism, and social justice… They are replaying, in dynamic new voices, an old disagreement in American religion.”