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020 _a9780199391424 (ebook) :
_cNo price
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_beng
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050 4 _aE176.1
082 0 4 _a973.099
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100 1 _aSmith, Gary Scott,
_d1950-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aReligion in the Oval Office :
_bthe religious lives of American presidents /
_cGary Scott Smith.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2015.
300 _a1 online resource
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 _aMany American presidents have had a deep and meaningful faith that has helped shape their worldviews and characters, and their religious commitments have strongly influenced their political philosophy, analysis of issues, decision-making, and performance in office. Numerous presidents have testified that their faith enabled them to cope with the colossal challenges of their office and gave them courage and comfort. This book examines eleven chief executives from John Adams to Barack Obama.
588 _aDescription based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 24, 2015).
650 0 _aPresidents
_zUnited States
_xReligion.
650 0 _aPresidents
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
650 0 _aChristianity and politics
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
776 0 8 _iPrint version :
_z9780199391394
856 4 0 _3Oxford scholarship online
_uhttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/lords.parliament.uk?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199391394.001.0001
975 _aOxford scholarship online 2024
999 _c83870
_d83870