Faith and the presidency : from George Washington to George W. Bush / Gary Scott Smith.

Author/creator Smith, Gary Scott, 1950-
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Descriptionx, 665 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects

Contents George Washington and providential agency -- Thomas Jefferson and the separation of church and state -- Abraham Lincoln : saving the last best hope of earth -- Theodore Roosevelt and the bully pulpit -- Woodrow Wilson : Presbyterian statesman -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the quest to achieve an abundant life -- Dwight David Eisenhower, dynamic conservatism, and the religious revival of the 1950s -- John F. Kennedy : the first Catholic president -- Jimmy Carter : first servant of the nation -- Ronald Reagan : making America God's shining city on a hill -- George W. Bush : a faith-based presidency.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 431-634) and index.
LCCN 2006004639
ISBN0195300602 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780195300604

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks E176.1 .S648 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold