Faith and the presidency: from George Washington to George W. Bush

Examining the lives and presidencies of 11 chief executives for whom religion was a particularly important issue because of their own beliefs, Smith paints portraits of the religious lives of the leaders and shows how their beliefs shaped their actions and in turn the course of our history.

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Subtitles:Faith & the presidency
Main Author: Smith, Gary Scott 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2006
In:Year: 2006
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Presidents / Religion / Christianity / History
Further subjects:B Christianity and politics United States
B Presidents Religion United States
B Presidents Biography United States
Online Access: Review
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Summary:Examining the lives and presidencies of 11 chief executives for whom religion was a particularly important issue because of their own beliefs, Smith paints portraits of the religious lives of the leaders and shows how their beliefs shaped their actions and in turn the course of our history.
Item Description:Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: January 2007
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195300604.001.0001