Religion in the Oval Office - The Religious Lives of American Presidents

Zusatztext ... this book offers important insights on American religiosity and the presidency. Informationen zum Autor Gary Scott Smith is Chair and Professor of History at Grove City College. Klappentext Continuing the work of Faith and the Presidency (OUP 2006), Gary Scott Smith takes on eleven more US presidents and examines the role religion played in their policies, personal lives, and decisions. Zusammenfassung Continuing the work of Faith and the Presidency (OUP 2006), Gary Scott Smith takes on eleven more US presidents and examines the role religion played in their policies, personal lives, and decisions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Ch. 1: John Adams: A Church-Going Sage Ch. 2: James Madison: Champion of Religious Liberty Ch. 3: John Quincy Adams: A Republic of Virtue Ch. 4: Andrew Jackson: Providentialist President Ch. 5: William McKinley: America as God's Instrument Ch. 6: Herbert Hoover: Individual Faithfulness and Cooperative Association Ch. 7: Harry S. Truman: The Golden Rule President Ch. 8: Richard Nixon: A Private and Enigmatic Faith Ch. 9: George H. W. Bush: "One Nation under God " Ch. 10: Bill Clinton: Sin, Atonement, and Repairing the Breach Ch. 11: Barack Obama: "We Are Our Brother's Keeper " Ch. 12: Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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• Authors: Gary Scott Smith, Gary Scott ( Chair and Professor of History Smith, Gary Scott (Chair and Professor of History Smith, Smith Gary Scott
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.04.2015
• EAN: 9780199391394
• ISBN: 978-0-19-939139-4
• No. of pages: 664
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; USA, RELIGION / History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, HISTORY / United States / General, History of Religion, Religion & politics, Political leaders & leadership, United States of America, USA, Religion and Politics, History of the Americas, Political leaders and leadership, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Religion, Politics & State