03852nam 22008775 450 991078414980332120230810133402.00-230-60415-310.1057/9780230604155(CKB)1000000000342425(EBL)308090(OCoLC)314774215(SSID)ssj0000235475(PQKBManifestationID)11187573(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000235475(PQKBWorkID)10256266(PQKB)10111122(SSID)ssj0001660479(PQKBManifestationID)16441305(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001660479(PQKBWorkID)14986746(PQKB)10782409(DE-He213)978-0-230-60415-5(MiAaPQ)EBC308090(Au-PeEL)EBL308090(CaPaEBR)ebr10175717(EXLCZ)99100000000034242520151125d2007 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReligion and the American Presidency[electronic resource] /edited by M. Rozell, G. Whitney1st ed. 2007.New York :Palgrave Macmillan US :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2007.1 online resource (263 p.)The Evolving American Presidency,2945-6169Selected conference papers.1-349-53780-2 1-4039-7771-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Religion and the Presidency in Historical Perspective; 1 The Faith of George Washington; 2 Thomas Jefferson and the Myth of Separation; 3 Religion in the Life, Thought, and Presidency of James Madison; 4 Lincoln's Political Religion and Religious Politics: Or, What Lincoln Teaches Us about the Proper Connection between Religion and Politics; 5 "We Must Put on the Armor of God": Harry Truman and the Cold War; 6 Dwight D. Eisenhower: Civil Religion and the Cold War; 7 Secular Icon or Catholic Hero?: Religion and the Presidency of John F. Kennedy8 Jimmy Carter and the Politics of Faith9 Ronald Reagan's Faith and Attack on Soviet Communism; 10 The Religion of Bill Clinton; 11 The Faith of George W. Bush: The Personal, Practical, and Political; Notes on Contributors; IndexThis volume opens a new avenue toward understanding the politics and policies of many US presidents. As the essays in this book reveal, religion has had an enormous impact on many critical presidencies in US history. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, these essays reveal the deeply religious side to Truman, Eisenhower, and Reagan, among others.The Evolving American Presidency,2945-6169EuropePolitics and governmentInternational relationsReligion and sociologyPolitical scienceWorld politicsEuropean PoliticsInternational RelationsSociology of ReligionPolitical SciencePolitical HistoryEuropePolitics and government.International relations.Religion and sociology.Political science.World politics.European Politics.International Relations.Sociology of Religion.Political Science.Political History.322.1092273Rozell Mark J1084243Whitney Gleaves1569024MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784149803321Religion and the American Presidency3841585UNINA