The Business of Church and State: Social Christianity in Woodrow Wilson's White House

Tall tales are often told in times of war. Stories of masculine courage under fire, of the fog of war, and of the grim realities experienced by embattled bodies dominate the genre. During the Great War, however, Americans told a different kind of story about their president. Rather than picture thei...

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Main Author: Burnidge, Cara L. (Author)
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2013
In: Church history
Year: 2013, Volume: 82, Issue: 3, Pages: 659-666
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