Redeemer: the life of Jimmy Carter

Evangelical Christianity and conservative politics are today seen as inseparable. But when Jimmy Carter, a Democrat and a born-again Christian, won the presidency in 1976, he owed his victory in part to American evangelicals, who responded to his open religiosity and his rejection of the moral bankr...

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1. Verfasser: Balmer, Randall Herbert 1954- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Basic Books 2014
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Zusammenfassung:Evangelical Christianity and conservative politics are today seen as inseparable. But when Jimmy Carter, a Democrat and a born-again Christian, won the presidency in 1976, he owed his victory in part to American evangelicals, who responded to his open religiosity and his rejection of the moral bankruptcy of the Nixon Administration. Carter, running as a representative of the New South, articulated a progressive strand of American Christianity that championed liberal ideals, racial equality, and social justice--one that has almost been forgotten since. In Redeemer, acclaimed religious historian Randall Balmer reveals how the rise and fall of Jimmy Carter's political fortunes mirrored the transformation of American religious politics.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-257) and index
Beschreibung:XXVII, 273 S. 24 cm
ISBN:9780465029587
9780465056958