Religion and the American presidency

Religion and the American presidency

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For years, leading scholars have largely ignored the religious factor in their studies of U.S. presidents. Yet, as the essays in this book reveal, religionhas had an enormous impact on many critical presidencies in U.S. history. These essays reveal the deeply religious side to such presidents as Truman, Eisenhower, and Reagan, among others. MARK J. ROZELL Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University, USA.GLEAVES WHITNEY Director of the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies atGrand Valley State University, USA. INDICE: Introduction: Religion and the Presidency in Historical Perspective; 'M.J.Rozell' &' G.Whitney' - The Faith of George Washington; 'G.S.Smith' - Thomas Jefferson and the Myth of Separation; 'T.E.Buckley' - Religion in the Life, Thought, and Presidency of James Madison; 'V.P.Munoz' - Lincoln's Political Religion and Religious Politics;' L.E.Morel' - 'We Must Put on the Armor of God': Harry Truman and the Cold War; 'E.E.Spalding ' - Dwight D. Eisenhower: Civil Religion and the Cold War; 'J.M.Holl' - Secular Icon or Catholic Hero?: Religion and the Presidency of John F. Kennedy; 'T.J.Carty' - Jimmy Carter and the Politics of Faith; 'J.Walz' - Ronald Reagan's Faith and Attack on Soviet Communism; 'P.Kengor' - The Religion of Bill Clinton; 'J.M.Penning ' - The Faith of George W. Bush: The Personal, Practical, and Political; 'C.Larson' & 'C.Wilcox'

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-12079-2
  • Editorial: Palgrave MacM
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 310
  • Fecha Publicación: 02/03/2012
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés