Reagan's God and Country: A President's Moral Compass: His Beliefs on God, Religious Freedom, the Sanctity of Life, and More

by Tom Freiling

Book Overview

Not since Lincoln has a sitting president addressed spiritual issues as frequently as President Ronald Reagan. Most of Reagan's biographers, however, overlook his strong religious convictions, writing... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0830734791
• ISBN13: 9780830734795
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Vine Books
• Length: 193 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A profound and meaningful testimony of faith direct from the lips of the Great Communicator presiden

Reagan's God and Country fills in a gap left by many of President Ronald Reagan's biographers, which often overlook, minimize, or even look down upon his strong religious convictions. Author and political campaign consultant Tom Freiling presents portions of every meaningful public address Reagan gave about God, religion, and morality. Each excerpt is a few lines to several paragraphs long, and each refers to a different facet of spirituality and personal convictions concerning tough choices. A profound and meaningful testimony of faith direct from the lips of the Great Communicator president. "If you came upon an immobile body and you yourself could not determine whether it was dead or alive, I think that you would decide to consider it alive until somebody could prove it was dead. You wouldn't get a shovel and start covering it up. And I think we should do the same thing with regard to abortion." - remark to reporter, White House press conference, January 19, 1982.

Let's hear it for the Gipper!

If you have any interest at all in Reagan, you have to read this book. This helps round out the man and his convictions. Although this is a very insightful look at Reagan's religious beliefs and how he was not afraid to share his faith with the public, I still find it hard to determine whether he was a Christian or just a deist. Either way, Reagan was a complex fellow. Just one more thing that was impressive about this great president's administration.

The "Great Communicator" at his best!

I've read just about every book about former President Ronald Reagan. This one is one of my favorites. It includes portions of every address Reagan gave about God, morality, and religion. If you have fond memories of this great President, you'll want to own a copy of this book.