The faiths of the postwar presidents : from Truman to Obama / David L. Holmes ; introduction by Martin E. Marty.

By: Material type: TextSeries: George H. Shriver lecture series in religion in American history ; no. 5.Publication details: Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, 2012.Description: pxiii, 396 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780820338620
  • 9780820346809
  • 0820346802
  • 0820338621
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BR 516 .H63 2012
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Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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