The faiths of the postwar presidents
Subtitle: from Truman to Obama
By: David L. Holmes ; introduction by Martin E. Marty
Series: George H. Shriver lecture series in religion in American history -- no. 5
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Athens, Ga
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9780820338620
Subjects: Presidents; Biography; Religion
Description: Looks at the role of faith in the lives of the twelve presidents who have served since the end of World War II, examining not only the beliefs professed by each president but also the variety of possible influences on their religious faith.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Harry S. Truman; title: Dwight D. Eisenhower; title: John F. Kennedy; title: Lyndon Baines Johnson; title: Richard M. Nixon; title: Gerald R. Ford; title: James Earl Carter Jr.; title: Ronald Wilson Reagan; title: George Herbert Walker Bush; title: William Jefferson Clinton; title: George W. Bush; title: Barack Hussein Obama.