Presidential Faith and Foreign Policy [electronic resource] : Jimmy Carter the Disciple and Ronald Reagan the Alchemist /
Steding, W.author.
This book explores the relationship between the religious beliefs of presidents and their foreign policymaking. Through the application of a new methodological approach that provides a cognetic narrative of each president, this study reveals the significance of religion's impact on U.S. foreign policy.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Religion in the American Political Sphere; 2 Jimmy Carter's Cognetic Narrative: An Evangelical Engineer; 3 Jimmy Carter's Evangelical Mission: Human Rights; 4 Redemption: Jimmy Carter and the Panama Canal Treaties; 5 Jimmy Carter's Just Peace in the Middle East; 6 Ronald Reagan's Cognetic Narrative: All-American* Alchemist; 7 Ronald Reagan's Divine Imperium of Freedom; 8 Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative; 9 The Strategic Defense Initiative and US-Soviet Relations: 1983-1987
Conclusion: God Is Love, God Is PowerNotes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explores the relationship between the religious beliefs of presidents and their foreign policymaking. Through the application of a new methodological approach that provides a cognetic narrative of each president, this study reveals the significance of religion's impact on U.S. foreign policy.
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Reagan, Ronald
Political science.
Religion and sociology.
Europe—Politics and government.
Political theory.
Democracy.
Terrorism.
Political violence.
Political Science.
Social Aspects of Religion.
European Politics.
Political Theory.
Democracy.
Terrorism and Political Violence.