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Stumping God : Reagan, Carter, and the invention of a political faith /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hogue, Andrew P., 1981-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, 2012.
Series:Studies in rhetoric and religion ; 13.
Subjects:
Presidents > United States > Election > 1980.
Presidents > United States > Election > 1976.
Religion and politics > United States > History > 20th century.
Presidents > United States > Election > History > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Religion and American conservatism: a rhetorical history, 1944-1979
  • American change and religious engagement, 1942-1976
  • Raising the rhetoric of righteousness: the pivotal 1976 election
  • Two roads diverged: religious conservatives and the Carter disappointment
  • The birth of a new religious politics in 1980
  • The legacy of 1980 at the dawn of a new era: lessons for religion and politics.