God's Businessmen: Entrepreneurial Evangelicals in Depression and War

by Sarah Ruth Hammond

The evangelical embrace of conservatism is a familiar feature of the contemporary political landscape. What's less well-known, however, is that the connection predates the Reagan revolution, going all the way back to the Depression and World War II. Evangelical businessmen at the time were quite active in opposing the New Deal--on both theological and economic grounds--and in doing so claimed a place alongside other conservatives in the public sphere...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022650977X
• ISBN13: 9780226509778
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"