Religion and the American Presidency

by Rozell, Mark J.; Whitney, Gleaves

• ISBN13: 9781403977717
• ISBN10: 1403977712
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-04-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This volume opens a new avenue toward understanding the politics and policies of many U.S. Presidents. For years, leading scholars have largely ignored the religious factor in their studies of presidents. Yet, as the essays in this book reveal, religion has had an enormous impact on many critical presidencies in U.S. History. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, these essays reveal the deeply religious side to such presidents as Truman, Eisenhower, and Reagan, among others.

Author Biography

Mark J. Rozell is Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University, Virginia.  Gleaves Whitney is Director, Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, Grand Valley State University.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Religion and the Presidency in Historical Perspective

The Faith of George Washington

Thomas Jefferson and the Myth of Separation

Religion in the Life, Thought, and Presidency of James Madison

Lincoln's Political Religion and Religious Politics

""We Must Put on the Armor of God:"" Harry Truman and the Cold War

Dwight D. Eisenhower: Civil Religion and the Cold War

Secular Icon or Catholic Hero?: Religion and

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