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Faith and the Presidency From George Washington to George W. Bush : From George Washington to George W. Bush

Examining the lives and presidencies of 11 chief executives for whom religion was a particularly important issue because of their own beliefs, Smith paints portraits of the religious lives of the leaders and shows how their beliefs shaped their actions and in turn the course of our history
eBook, English, 2006
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2006
Biographies
1 online resource (678 pages)
9781280846168, 9781429438506, 9780198041153, 9786610846160, 128084616X, 1429438509, 0198041152, 6610846162
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PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Contents; Introduction; 1 George Washington and Providential Agency; 2 Thomas Jefferson and the Separation of Church and State; 3 Abraham Lincoln: Saving the Last Best Hope of Earth; 4 Theodore Roosevelt and the Bully Pulpit; 5 Woodrow Wilson: Presbyterian Statesman; 6 Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Quest to Achieve an Abundant Life; 7 Dwight David Eisenhower, Dynamic Conservatism, and the Religious Revival of the 1950s; 8 John F. Kennedy: The First Catholic President; 9 Jimmy Carter: First Servant of the Nation 10 Ronald Reagan: Making America God's Shining City on a Hill11 George W. Bush: A Faith-Based Presidency; Conclusion; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
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