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Religion and the American Presidency

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Updated edition with a new introduction and concluding chapter, including a timely analysis of the religion factor in Trump’s campaign, early appointments, executive actions and policies
  • Provides a scholarly retrospective on Obama’s presidential legacy
  • Provides a comprehensive and chronological history of key presidents and contextualizes their administrations within the larger theme of religion and its role in politics and governing
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: The Evolving American Presidency (EAP)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Introduction: The Importance of Religion To Understanding the Presidency

    • Harold F. Bass, Mark J. Rozell, Gleaves Whitney
    Pages 1-11
  3. The Faith of George Washington

    • Gary Scott Smith
    Pages 13-44
  4. Thomas Jefferson and the Myth of Separation

    • Thomas E. Buckley
    Pages 45-57
  5. Jimmy Carter and the Politics of Faith

    • Jeff Walz
    Pages 171-188
  6. The Religion of Bill Clinton

    • James M. Penning
    Pages 207-231
  7. The Faith of George W. Bush: The Personal, Practical, and Political

    • Carin Robinson, Clyde Wilcox
    Pages 233-259
  8. President Barack Obama and His Faith

    • Robert P. Jones, Daniel Cox
    Pages 261-284
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 299-312

About this book

This book chronologically analyzes thirteen key US Presidents, from Washington to Trump, to highlight how religion has informed or influence their politics and policies. For years, leading scholars have largely neglected religion in presidential studies. Yet, religion has played a significant role in a number of critical presidencies in US history. This volume reveals the deep religious side to such presidents as Truman, Eisenhower, and Reagan, among others, and the impact that faith had on their administrations. Now in its third edition, this work also provides a fresh look at the legacy of Obama’s faith-based administration, as well as a new chapter on the 2016 Trump campaign’s dependence on religious voters to provide a timely update to a key text in the study of religion and the presidency.
 

Editors and Affiliations

  • George Mason University, Arlington, USA

    Mark J. Rozell

  • Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, USA

    Gleaves Whitney

About the editors

Mark J. Rozell is the Dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University as well as the Ruth D. and John T. Hazel Chair in Public Policy. He is the author of nine books, the editor of twenty-two additional books, and the co-editor (with Ted G. Jelen) of the Palgrave book series on religion and politics.

Gleaves Whitney is director of the Hauenstein Center for the Study of the Presidency at Grand Valley State University. He is the author of numerous books and articles and formerly was chief speechwriter to Michigan governor John Engler.

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