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Loading... The preacher and the presidents : Billy Graham in the White House (edition 2007)by Nancy Gibbs, Michael Duffy
Work InformationThe Preacher and the Presidents: Billy Graham in the White House by Nancy Gibbs
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The authors trace the evolution of the current religiopolitical discourse in the United States by tracing the relationship of one man, Billy Graham, to the president's stretching in a line from Harry S. Truman to George W. Bush. The biggest weakness of this book is the reverence with which the authors treat their subject, accepting his interpretation fo events at face level even when there is good evidence to indicate a reason for skepticism. For that reason, this book comes off vaguely like a hagiography. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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No one man or woman has ever been in a position to see the presidents, and the presidency, so intimately, over so many years. They called him in for photo opportunities. They called for comfort. They asked about death and salvation; about sin and forgiveness. At a time when the nation is increasingly split over the place of religion in public life, this book reveals how the world's most powerful men and world's most famous evangelist, Billy Graham, knit faith and politics together.--From publisher description. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)269.2092Religions Christian church and church work Revivals + Spiritual retreats + Parish missions EvangelismLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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