American Gospel
Author: Meacham, Jon
ISBN: 9780812976663
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Jun 2007
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback / softback
A Plt;IPgt;New York TimesPlt;/IPgt; bestseller in hardcover, from the author of Plt;IPgt;Franklin Pamp; WinstonPlt;/IPgt; -- a brilliant history of God and politics in AmericaPlt;IPgt;, Plt;/IPgt;updated with a new afterword by the author.Plt;IPgt;Plt;/IPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;NEW YORK TIMESPlt;/iPgt; BESTSELLER P#8226; Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham presents P#8220;a nimble examination of how American leaders . . . have wrestled with God personally and publiclyP#8221; (Plt;iPgt;USA TodayPlt;/iPgt;)P#8212;now featuring a new Afterword by the authorPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8220;A revealing and useful primer on an important, timely, and often volatile topic.P#8221;P#8212;Plt;iPgt;Chicago TribunePlt;brPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;At a time when our country seems divided by extremism, Plt;iPgt;American Gospel Plt;/iPgt;draws upon history to offer a new perspective on God and politics. The American GospelP#8212;literally, the P#8220;good newsP#8221; about AmericaP#8212;is that religion shapes our public life without controlling it. In this vivid book, Jon Meacham re-creates the fascinating history of a nation grappling with faith and governmentP#8212;from John WinthropP#8217;s P#8220;city on a hillP#8221; sermon to Thomas JeffersonP#8217;s Declaration of Independence; from the Revolution to the Civil War; from George Washington to Ronald Reagan. Plt;iPgt;American Gospel Plt;/iPgt;makes it compellingly clear that the nationP#8217;s best chance of summoning what Lincoln called P#8220;the better angels of our natureP#8221; lies in recovering the spirit and sense of the Founding Fathers. In looking back, we may find the light to lead us forward.
ISBN: 9780812976663
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Jun 2007
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback / softback
A Plt;IPgt;New York TimesPlt;/IPgt; bestseller in hardcover, from the author of Plt;IPgt;Franklin Pamp; WinstonPlt;/IPgt; -- a brilliant history of God and politics in AmericaPlt;IPgt;, Plt;/IPgt;updated with a new afterword by the author.Plt;IPgt;Plt;/IPgt;
Plt;bPgt;Plt;iPgt;NEW YORK TIMESPlt;/iPgt; BESTSELLER P#8226; Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham presents P#8220;a nimble examination of how American leaders . . . have wrestled with God personally and publiclyP#8221; (Plt;iPgt;USA TodayPlt;/iPgt;)P#8212;now featuring a new Afterword by the authorPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;bPgt;P#8220;A revealing and useful primer on an important, timely, and often volatile topic.P#8221;P#8212;Plt;iPgt;Chicago TribunePlt;brPgt;Plt;/iPgt;Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;At a time when our country seems divided by extremism, Plt;iPgt;American Gospel Plt;/iPgt;draws upon history to offer a new perspective on God and politics. The American GospelP#8212;literally, the P#8220;good newsP#8221; about AmericaP#8212;is that religion shapes our public life without controlling it. In this vivid book, Jon Meacham re-creates the fascinating history of a nation grappling with faith and governmentP#8212;from John WinthropP#8217;s P#8220;city on a hillP#8221; sermon to Thomas JeffersonP#8217;s Declaration of Independence; from the Revolution to the Civil War; from George Washington to Ronald Reagan. Plt;iPgt;American Gospel Plt;/iPgt;makes it compellingly clear that the nationP#8217;s best chance of summoning what Lincoln called P#8220;the better angels of our natureP#8221; lies in recovering the spirit and sense of the Founding Fathers. In looking back, we may find the light to lead us forward.
