Gary Scott Smith

Religion in the Oval Office

The Religious Lives of American Presidents

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 664
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 48mm
• Gewicht: 953g
• ISBN-13: 9780199391394
• ISBN-10: 0199391394
• Artikelnr.: 47867030

Autorenporträt

Gary Scott Smith is Chair and Professor of History at Grove City College.

Inhaltsangabe

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