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- Unbranded
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- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9780060571429
- Book Title
- God and Ronald Reagan : a Spiritual Life
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Religion, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- United States / 20th Century, Religious, Presidents & Heads of State, Political, Religion, Politics & State, Historical
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- 20.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 432 Pages
God and Ronald Reagan: A Spiritual Life – Paperback By Kengor, Paul – GOOD
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
006057142X
ISBN-13
9780060571429
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15038208018
Product Key Features
Book Title
God and Ronald Reagan : a Spiritual Life
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Religious, Presidents & Heads of State, Political, Religion, Politics & State, Historical
Genre
Religion, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
20.7 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-069454
Reviews
Paul Kengor takes the reader to depths where no other writer has yet been–Ronald Reagan’s very soul. , In the vast body of Reagan scholarship, what’s been missing is a spiritual biography. Kengor has admirably supplied our need., Paul Kengor’s book offers a deeper understanding than can be found in any of the conventional academic literature., A profound character study, an engrossing work of history…a heartbreakingly beautiful love story about one man and his Maker., God and Ronald Reagan deepens our understanding of Reagan’s life and the times in which he governed., [A] superb book—no interpretation of Ronald Reagan will be complete without reference to this vital work., Paul Kengor offers not only a thorough history of Reagan’s religious development but a good and sardonic eye for detail., A penetrating history of the President’s evolving religious faith and its articulation in different settings during his career., The conservative Christian who rarely went to church. That is the conundrum most pundits used to refer to Ronald Reagan when discussing his reltionship to religion. God and Ronald Reagan helps us finally come to grips wiht the man and the presidency taht was Ronald Reagan. From childhood to the Cold War, Paul Kengor has unearthed the Ropnald Reagan most of knew was there but which few of us had the chance to see. Enjoyable and enlightening., Paul Kengor has written an excellent book which explores a previously neglected aspect of Reagan’s life–his religious faith., In this meticulously researched and insightful book, Paul Kengor finds the ultimate source of Ronald Reagan’s resolve against communism., Paul Kengor takes the reader to depths where no other writer has yet been-Ronald Reagan’s very soul. , God and Ronald Reagan makes an important contribution to our understanding of the last major president of the 20th century., Illuminates the role of faith in the life and worldview of one of the 20th century’s most important figures., [A] superb book–no interpretation of Ronald Reagan will be complete without reference to this vital work., Paul Kengor has written an excellent book which explores a previously neglected aspect of Reagan’s life—his religious faith., Paul Kengor has performed a masterful service by shining a light on this underappreciated but central aspect of Reagan’s life., Paul Kengor takes the reader to depths where no other writer has yet been—Ronald Reagan’s very soul. , Paul Kengor has addressed a critical issue in today’s study of the American Presidency: how religious background influences presidential decisions. This is a book particularly important to presidential scholars who are assessing President George W. Bush and how he too has interwoven his political and religious beliefs in presidential decisions., For anyone who believes Christianity and politics don’t mix needs to read this work on an American president., [A] superb book-no interpretation of Ronald Reagan will be complete without reference to this vital work., Paul Kengor has written an excellent book which explores a previously neglected aspect of Reagan’s life-his religious faith., God and Ronald Reagan fundamentally transforms the historical view of Ronald Reagan and his place in the 20th century.
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
973.927/092 B
Synopsis
Ronald Reagan is hailed today for a presidency that restored optimism to America, engendered years of economic prosperity, and helped bring about the fall of the Soviet Union. An intensely private man, Reagan embraced Christianity with a fervor that began in his youth: Reagan’s earthly father was a distant man who drank heavily and offered little in the way of comfort–so Reagan turned toward a heavenly father, a dependable and accessible God. In this groundbreaking book, political historian Paul Kengor draws upon Reagan’s legacy of speeches and correspondence, and the memories of those who knew him well, to reveal a man who was both political leader and spiritual crusader. From his days in a 1920s Dixon, Illinois church classroom, to his triumphant mission to Moscow in 1988, God and Ronald Reagan immeasurably deepens our understanding of how these twin missions shaped his presidency–and changed the world., Ronald Reagan is hailed today for a presidency that restored optimism to America, engendered years of economic prosperity, and helped bring about the fall of the Soviet Union. Yet until now little attention has been paid to the role Reagan’s personal spirituality played in his political career, shaping his ideas, bolstering his resolve, and ultimately compelling him to confront the brutal – and, not coincidentally, atheistic – Soviet empire. In this groundbreaking book, political historian Paul Kengor draws upon Reagan’s legacy of speeches and correspondence, and the memories of those who knew him well, to reveal a man whose Christian faith remained deep and consistent throughout his more than six decades in public life. Raised in the Disciples of Christ Church by a devout mother with a passionate missionary streak, Reagan embraced the church after reading a Christian novel at the age of eleven. A devoted Sunday-school teacher, he absorbed the church’s model of “practical Christianity” and strived to achieve it in every stage of his life. But it was in his lifelong battle against communism – first in Hollywood, then on the political stage – that Reagan’s Christian beliefs had their most profound effect. Appalled by the religious repression and state-mandated atheism of Bolshevik Marxism, Reagan felt called by a sense of personal mission to confront the USSR. Inspired by influences as diverse as C.S. Lewis, Whittaker Chambers, and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, he waged an openly spiritual campaign against communism, insisting that religious freedom was the bedrock of personal liberty. “The source of our strength in the quest for human freedom is not material, but spiritual,” he said in his Evil Empire address. “And because it knows no limitation, it must terrify and ultimately triumph over those who would enslave their fellow man.” From a church classroom in 1920s Dixon, Illinois, to his triumphant mission to Moscow in 1988, Ronald Reagan was both political leader and spiritual crusader. God and Ronald Reagan deepens immeasurably our understanding of how these twin missions shaped his presidency – and changed the world., Ronald Reagan is hailed today for a presidency that restored optimism to America, engendered years of economic prosperity, and helped bring about the fall of the Soviet Union. Yet until now little attention has been paid to the role Reagan’s personal spirituality played in his political career, shaping his ideas, bolstering his resolve, and ultimately compelling him to confront the brutal — and, not coincidentally, atheistic — Soviet empire. In this groundbreaking book, political historian Paul Kengor draws upon Reagan’s legacy of speeches and correspondence, and the memories of those who knew him well, to reveal a man whose Christian faith remained deep and consistent throughout his more than six decades in public life. Raised in the Disciples of Christ Church by a devout mother with a passionate missionary streak, Reagan embraced the church after reading a Christian novel at the age of eleven. A devoted Sunday-school teacher, he absorbed the church’s model of “practical Christianity” and strived to achieve it in every stage of his life. But it was in his lifelong battle against communism — first in Hollywood, then on the political stage — that Reagan’s Christian beliefs had their most profound effect. Appalled by the religious repression and state-mandated atheism of Bolshevik Marxism, Reagan felt called by a sense of personal mission to confront the USSR. Inspired by influences as diverse as C.S. Lewis, Whittaker Chambers, and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, he waged an openly spiritual campaign against communism, insisting that religious freedom was the bedrock of personal liberty. “The source of our strength in the quest for human freedom is not material, but spiritual,” he said in his Evil Empire address. “And because it knows no limitation, it must terrify and ultimately triumph over those who would enslave their fellow man.” From a church classroom in 1920s Dixon, Illinois, to his triumphant mission to Moscow in 1988, Ronald Reagan was both political leader and spiritual crusader. God and Ronald Reagan deepens immeasurably our understanding of how these twin missions shaped his presidency — and changed the world.
LC Classification Number
E877.2.K46 2004
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