Religion in the Oval Office : the religious lives of American presidents /

Smith, Gary Scott, 1950-

Religion in the Oval Office : the religious lives of American presidents / Gary Scott Smith. - 647 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

John Adams : a church-going sage -- James Madison : champion of religious liberty -- John Quincy Adams : a republic of virtue -- Andrew Jackson : providentialist president -- William McKinley : America as God's instrument -- Herbert Hoover : individual faithfulness and cooperative association -- Harry S. Truman : the Golden Rule president -- Richard Nixon : a private and enigmatic faith -- George H.W. Bush : "One nation under God" -- Bill Clinton : sin, atonement, and repairing the breach -- Barack Obama : "We are our brother's keeper".

9780199391394 (cloth : alk. paper) 0199391394 (cloth : alk. paper)

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2014031749


Presidents--United States--Biography.
Presidents--Religion.--United States
Christianity and politics--United States.


Biography.

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