Religion and the American Presidency

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Rozell, Mark J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Whitney, Gleaves (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 3rd ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: The Evolving American Presidency
• Θέματα: Political science.; Religion and politics.; Religion and sociology.; Popular Science in Political Science and International Relations.; Politics and Religion.; Religion and Society.; Sociology of Religion.

This book chronologically analyzes thirteen key US Presidents, from Washington to Trump, to highlight how religion has informed or influence their politics and policies. For years, leading scholars have largely neglected religion in presidential studies. Yet, religion has played a significant role i...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. The Importance of Religion in Understanding the American Presidency
• 2. The Faith of George Washington - Gary Scott Smith
• 3. Thomas Jefferson and the Myth of Separation.- 4. Religion in the Life, Thought, and Presidency of James Madison
• 5. Lincoln's Political Religion and Religious Practice
• 6. "We Must Put on the Armor of God": Harry Truman and the Cold War
• 7. Dwight D. Eisenhower: Civil Religion and the Cold War
• 8. Secular Icon or Catholic Hero: Religion and the Presidency of John F. Kennedy
• 9. Jimmy Carter and the Politics of Faith.- 9. Ronald Reagan's Faith and Attack on Soviet Communism.- 10. The Religion of Bill Clinton - James Penning.- 11. The Faith of George W. Bush.- 12. The Faith of Barack Obama
• 13. Donald J. Trump, the 2016 Election and the Enduring Role of Religion in the American Presidency.         .