Research Catalog

Title

Religion and the American presidency : George Washington to George W. Bush with commentary and primary sources / edited by Gastón Espinosa.

Publication

New York : Columbia University Press, c2009.

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Details

Additional Authors

Espinosa, Gastón.

Description

xiv, 543 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Series Statement

Columbia series on religion and politics

Uniform Title

Columbia series on religion and politics.

Subject

• Presidents > United States > Religion

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Religion and the presidency of George Washington / by Daniel L. Dreisbach and Jeffry H. Morrison -- Religious writings of George Washington. Excerpts of the General Military Orders and appointment of chaplains to the Continental Army, July 9, 1776, June 8, 1777, and April 12, 1779 -- Excerpt of the letter to the United Baptist Churches of Virginia, May 1789 -- Excerpt of the letter to the General Assembly of Presbyterian Churches, May 1789 -- Excerpt of the letter to the Directors of the Society of the United Brethren [Moravian] for the propagating of the gospel among the heathen, July 10, 1789 -- Thanksgiving Day proclamation, October 3, 1789 -- Excerpt of the letter to the annual meeting of Quakers, October 1789 -- Excerpt of the letter to the Roman Catholics, March 15, 1790 -- Excerpt of the letter to the Hebrew congregations of Newport, Rhode Island, August, 17, 1790 -- Excerpt on religion and morality from George Washington's farewell address, September 19, 1796 -- Excerpt of second proclamation of thanksgiving and prayer, February 17, 1797 -- Excerpt of the letter to the Protestant clergy of Philadelphia, March 3, 1797 -- Religion and the presidency of Thomas Jefferson / by Thomas E. Buckley -- Religious writings of Thomas Jefferson. The Virginia act for establishing religious freedom, 1786 -- Excerpt of the letter to the Danbury Baptist Association, January 1, 1802 -- Letter to Dr. Benjamin Rush and syllabus of an estimate of the merit of the doctrines of Jesus compared with those of others, April 21, 1803 -- Religion and the presidency of James Madison / by Garrett Ward Sheldon -- Religious writings of James Madison. Excerpt of the memorial and remonstrance against religious assessments in Virginia, June 20, 1785 -- National day of public humiliation and prayer, July 9, 1812 -- Letter to Jasper Adams, Spring 1832 -- Religion and the presidency of Abraham Lincoln / by Andrew R. Murphy -- Religious writings of Abraham Lincoln. Handbill replying to charges of infidelity, July 31, 1846 -- Fragment on pro-slavery theology, ca. October 1, 1858 -- Meditation on the divine will, September 1862 -- General Order respecting the observance of the Sabbath Day in the Army and Navy, November 15, 1862 -- Proclamation appointing a National Fast Day, March 30, 1863 -- Excerpt on religion from the second inaugural address, March 4, 1865 --
• Religion and the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt / by Gary Scott Smith -- Religious writings of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Excerpt of the address to the National Conference of Catholic Charities, October 4, 1933 -- Address to the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, December 6, 1933 -- Excerpt of the statement on the four hundredth anniversary of the printing of the English Bible, October 6, 1935 -- Excerpt of the annual message to Congress, January 4, 1939 -- Prayer on D-Day, June 6, 1944 -- Religion and the presidency of Harry S. Truman / by Elizabeth Edwards Spalding -- Religious writings of Harry S. Truman. Excerpt from the exchange of messages with Pope Pius XII, August 28, 1947 -- Excerpt of address given at a luncheon of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, November 11, 1949 -- Remarks upon lighting the national community Christmas tree, December 24, 1952 -- Religion and the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower / by Jerry Bergman -- Religious writings of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Remarks broadcast as part of the American Legion "back to God" program, February 7, 1954 -- Statement by the President upon signing a bill to include the words "under God" in the Pledge to the flag, June 14, 1954 -- Remarks made at the annual breakfast of the International Council for Christian Leadership, February 2, 1956 -- Religion and the presidency of John F. Kennedy / by Thomas J. Carty -- Religious writings of John F. Kennedy. Excerpt from Independence Day speech, Boston, Massachusetts, July 4, 1946 -- Address to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association, Houston, Texas, September 12, 1960 -- Remarks made at the eleventh annual presidential prayer breakfast, Washington, D.C., February 7, 1963 -- Religion and the presidency of Jimmy Carter / by Kenneth E. Morris -- Religious writings of Jimmy Carter. National prayer breakfast remarks, January 27, 1977 -- Excerpt of remarks made at Emory Univeristy, Atlanta, Georgia, August 30, 1979 -- Question-and-answer session at a presidential campaign town hall meeting, Memphis, Tennessee, October 31, 1980 --
• Religion and the presidency of Ronald Reagan / by Paul Kengor -- Religious writings of Ronald Reagan. Proclamation 4844 : Jewish Heritage Week, May 1, 1981 -- Excerpt of remarks made at the annual convention of the National Relgious Broadcasters, January 31, 1983 -- Remarks made at the annual convention of the National Association of Evangelicals, Orlando, Florida, March 8, 1983 -- Religion and the presidency of George H.W. Bush / by Kjell O. Lejon -- Religious writings of George H.W. Bush. Excerpt of remarks made at the annual convention of the National Religious Broadcasters, January 28, 1991 -- Proclamation 6508 : Thanksgiving Day, November 20, 1992 -- Religion and the presidency of William Jefferson Clinton / by Gastón Espinosa -- Religious writings of William Jefferson Clinton. Excerpts of remarks made at the Ministers' Leadership Conference at Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, Illinois, August 10, 2000 -- Religion and the presidency of George W. Bush / by David Aikman -- Religious writings of George W. Bush. Excerpt from the sermon "Faith : our heritage, our hope," Second Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, March 6, 1999 -- Remarks to the American Jewish Committee, May 3, 2001 -- Remarks made at the Islamic Center of Washington, D.C., September 17, 2001 -- President Bush discusses faith-based initiative with urban leaders, Washington, D.C., July 16, 2003.

Call Number

JFE 09-3890

ISBN

• 9780231143325 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 023114332X (cloth : alk. paper)
• 9780231143332 (pbk.)
• 0231143338 (pbk.)

LCCN

2008044776

OCLC

265083531

Title

Religion and the American presidency : George Washington to George W. Bush with commentary and primary sources / edited by Gastón Espinosa.

Imprint

New York : Columbia University Press, c2009.

Series

Columbia series on religion and politics

Columbia series on religion and politics.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Espinosa, Gastón.

Research Call Number

JFE 09-3890