The faiths of the postwar presidents : from Truman to Obama /
Holmes, David L.
The faiths of the postwar presidents : from Truman to Obama / David L. Holmes ; introduction by Martin E. Marty. - Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, 2012. - pxiii, 396 pages ; 24 cm. - George H. Shriver lecture series in religion in American history ; no. 5 . - George H. Shriver lecture series in religion in American history ; no. 5. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-378) and index.
Harry S. Truman -- Dwight D. Eisenhower -- John F. Kennedy -- Lyndon Baines Johnson -- Richard M. Nixon -- Gerald R. Ford -- James Earl Carter Jr. -- Ronald Wilson Reagan -- George Herbert Walker Bush -- William Jefferson Clinton -- George W. Bush -- Barack Hussein Obama.
Looks at the role of faith in the lives of the twelve presidents who have served since the end of World War II, examining not only the beliefs professed by each president but also the variety of possible influences on their religious faith.
9780820338620 9780820346809 0820346802 0820338621
2011029959
GBB1A6332 bnb
015885498 Uk
Presidents--Religion.--United States
Presidents--United States--Biography.
BR 516 .H63 2012
The faiths of the postwar presidents : from Truman to Obama / David L. Holmes ; introduction by Martin E. Marty. - Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, 2012. - pxiii, 396 pages ; 24 cm. - George H. Shriver lecture series in religion in American history ; no. 5 . - George H. Shriver lecture series in religion in American history ; no. 5. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-378) and index.
Harry S. Truman -- Dwight D. Eisenhower -- John F. Kennedy -- Lyndon Baines Johnson -- Richard M. Nixon -- Gerald R. Ford -- James Earl Carter Jr. -- Ronald Wilson Reagan -- George Herbert Walker Bush -- William Jefferson Clinton -- George W. Bush -- Barack Hussein Obama.
Looks at the role of faith in the lives of the twelve presidents who have served since the end of World War II, examining not only the beliefs professed by each president but also the variety of possible influences on their religious faith.
9780820338620 9780820346809 0820346802 0820338621
2011029959
GBB1A6332 bnb
015885498 Uk
Presidents--Religion.--United States
Presidents--United States--Biography.
BR 516 .H63 2012