Papers from a conference held at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Mich. in Nov. 2004.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : Religion and the presidency in historical perspective / Mark J. Rozell and Gleaves Whitney -- The faith of George Washington / Gary Scott Smith -- Thomas Jefferson and the myth of separation / Thomas E. Buckley -- Religion in the life, thought, and presidency of James Madison / Vincent Phillip Muñoz -- Lincoln's political religion and religious politics / Lucas E. Morel -- "We must put on the armor of God" : Harry Truman and the Cold War / Elizabeth Edwards Spalding -- Dwight D. Eisenhower : civil religion and the Cold War / Jack M. Holl -- Secular icon or Catholic hero? Religion and the presidency of John F. Kennedy / Thomas J. Carty -- Jimmy Carter and the politics of faith / Jeff Walz -- Ronald Reagan's faith and attack on Soviet Communism / Paul Kengor -- The religion of Bill Clinton / James M. Penning -- The faith of George W. Bush : the personal, practical, and political / Carin Larson and Clyde Wilcox.