Religion and the American Presidency

By Gleaves Whitney

Book Overview

This volume opens a new avenue toward understanding the politics and policies of many US presidents. As the essays in this book reveal, religion has had an enormous impact on many critical presidencies in US history. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, these essays reveal the deeply religious side to Truman, Eisenhower, and Reagan, among others.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403977712
• ISBN13: 9781403977717
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 8.4"