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Religion in American Politics: A Short History

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Description for Religion in American Politics: A Short History Paperback. The delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention blocked the establishment of Christianity as a national religion. But they could not keep religion out of American politics. This title shows that religion became sectarian and partisan whenever it entered the political fray, and that religious agendas have always mixed with nonreligious ones. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HRAM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
The delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention blocked the establishment of Christianity as a national religion. But they could not keep religion out of American politics. From the election of 1800, when Federalist clergymen charged that deist Thomas Jefferson was unfit to lead a "Christian nation," to today, when some Democrats want to embrace the so-called Religious Left in order to compete with the Republicans and the Religious Right, religion has always been part of American politics. In Religion in American Politics, Frank Lambert tells the fascinating story of the uneasy relations between religion and politics from the founding to ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691146133
SKU
V9780691146133
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About Frank Lambert
Frank Lambert is professor of history at Purdue University. His books include "The Barbary Wars", a "New York Times" Editors' Choice; "The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America"; and "Inventing the "Great Awakening."

Reviews for Religion in American Politics: A Short History
"Of the writing of books about the rise and rumored fall of the religious right there is no end. But most of these tend toward the genre of the rant, which is why Lambert's new book is important. It gives a history of the intertwining of evangelical faith and political engagement in America that displays no obvious agenda other than ... Read more

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