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Faith and the presidency

from George Washington to George W. Bush

By Smith, Gary

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"In this book, Gary Scott Smith takes a look at the role religion has played in presidential politics and policies. Drawing on extensive archival research, Smith paints compelling portraits of the religious lives and presidencies of eleven chief executives for whom religion was particularly important. Faith and the Presidency examines what each of its subjects believed and how those beliefs shaped their presidencies and, in turn, the course of our history."--BOOK JACKET.

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978-0-19530-060-4
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Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2006.


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Reviewed on December 15, 2006

Given the separation of church and state specified by the Second Amendment, Americans have both contested and championed the expression of religious faith by their leaders. Smith (history, Grove City Coll.) carefully collects and collates the personal views and attitudes on religion and the relations with religious institutions and constituencies of 11 U.S. Presidents: Washington, Jefferso...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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