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35 produkter
God In The White House
A History. How Faith Shaped the Presidency from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush
Häftad, 2009
147 kr
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How did we go from John F. Kennedy declaring that religion should play no role in the elections to Bush saying, "I believe that God wants me to be president"? Historian Randall Balmer takes us on a tour of presidential religiosity in the last half of the twentieth century—from Kennedy's 1960 speech …
Grant Us Courage
Travels Along the Mainline of American Protestantism
Inbunden, 1996
557 kr
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A sequel to the author's successful Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory (OUP 1989), this book consists of twelve profiles of "great" mainline churches. Commissioned by The Christian Century magazine over a period of four years, the profiles show that not everything is as bad in mainline Protestantism as …
A Perfect Babel of Confusion
Dutch Religion and English Culture in the Middle Colonies
Häftad, 2002
1408 kr
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Examining the interaction of the Dutch and the English in colonial New York and New Jersey, this study charts the decline of European culture in North America. Balmer argues that the combination of political intrigue, English cultural imperialism, and internal socio-economic tensions eventually …
Perfect Babel of Confusion
Dutch Religion and English Culture in the Middle Colonies
E-bok, 2002
880 kr
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Examining the interaction of the Dutch and the English in colonial New York and New Jersey, this study charts the decline of European culture in North America. Balmer argues that the combination of political intrigue, English cultural imperialism, and internal socio-economic tensions eventually …
Grant Us Courage
Travels Along the Mainline of American Protestantism
E-bok, 1996
349 kr
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In 1950, Christian Century ran a series of articles on twelve churches, some large, some small, each representing a strand of American mainline Protestantism. Now, nearly fifty years later, Randall Balmer--author and host of Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory , the acclaimed book and PBS series on …
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
A Journey into the Evangelical Subculture in America, 25th Anniversary edition
Häftad, 2014
461 kr
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Randall Balmer's Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory is an insightful and engaging journey into the world of conservative Christians in America. Originally published twenty-five years ago and the basis for an award-winning PBS documentary, this timely new edition arrives just as recent elections have …
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
A Journey into the Evangelical Subculture in America, 25th Anniversary Edition
E-bok, 2014
245 kr
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Randall Balmer''s Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory is an insightful and engaging journey into the world of conservative Christians in America. Originally published twenty-five years ago and the basis for an award-winning, three-part PBS documentary, this new edition is complete with a new chapter and …
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
A Journey into the Evangelical Subculture in America, 25th Anniversary Edition
E-bok, 2014
245 kr
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Randall Balmer''s Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory is an insightful and engaging journey into the world of conservative Christians in America. Originally published twenty-five years ago and the basis for an award-winning, three-part PBS documentary, this new edition is complete with a new chapter and …
Religion in American Life
A Short History
Av Jon Butler, Grant Wacker m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
711 kr
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"Quite ambitious, tracing religion in the United States from European colonization up to the 21st century.... The writing is strong throughout."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)"One can hardly do better than Religion in American Life.... A good read, especially for the uninitiated. The initiated …
Religion in American Life
A Short History
Av Randall Balmer, Grant Wacker m. fl.
E-bok, 2011
440 kr
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"Quite ambitious, tracing religion in the United States from European colonization up to the 21st century.... The writing is strong throughout."-- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"One can hardly do better than Religion in American Life .... A good read, especially for the uninitiated. The …
Religion in American Life
A Short History
Av Randall Balmer, Grant Wacker m. fl.
E-bok, 2011
440 kr
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"Quite ambitious, tracing religion in the United States from European colonization up to the 21st century.... The writing is strong throughout."-- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"One can hardly do better than Religion in American Life .... A good read, especially for the uninitiated. The …
Protestantism in America
Häftad, 2005
602 kr
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As America has become more pluralistic, Protestantism, with its long roots in American history and culture, has hardly remained static. This finely crafted portrait of a remarkably complex group of Christian denominations describes Protestantism's history, constituent subgroups and their …
Mormonism and American Politics
Inbunden, 2015
1123 kr
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When Joseph Smith ran for president as a radical protest candidate in 1844, Mormons were a deeply distrusted group in American society, and their efforts to enter public life were met with derision. When Mitt Romney ran for president as a Republican in 2008 and 2012, the public had come to regard …
Mormonism and American Politics
Häftad, 2015
571 kr
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When Joseph Smith ran for president as a radical protest candidate in 1844, Mormons were a deeply distrusted group in American society, and their efforts to enter public life were met with derision. When Mitt Romney ran for president as a Republican in 2008 and 2012, the public had come to regard …
Religion and Sport in North America
Critical Essays for the Twenty-First Century
Av Jeffrey Scholes, Randall Balmer
Inbunden, 2022
2512 kr
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From athletes praising God to pastors using sport metaphors in the pulpit, the association between sport and religion in North America is often considered incidental. Yet religion and sport have been tightly intertwined for millennia and continue to inform, shape, and critique one another. …
Religion and Sport in North America
Critical Essays for the Twenty-First Century
Av Jeffrey Scholes, Randall Balmer
Häftad, 2022
633 kr
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From athletes praising God to pastors using sport metaphors in the pulpit, the association between sport and religion in North America is often considered incidental. Yet religion and sport have been tightly intertwined for millennia and continue to inform, shape, and critique one another. …
Thy Kingdom Come
How the Religious Right Distorts Faith and Threatens America
Häftad, 2007
305 kr
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For much of American history, evangelicalism was aligned with progressive political causes-the abolition of slavery, universal suffrage, and public education. But contemporary conservative activists have defaulted on this majestic legacy, embracing instead an agenda virtually indistinguishable from …
Religion and Sport in North America
Critical Essays for the Twenty-First Century
Av Randall Balmer, Jeffrey Scholes
E-bok, 2022
745 kr
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From athletes praising God to pastors using sport metaphors in the pulpit, the association between sport and religion in North America is often considered incidental. Yet religion and sport have been tightly intertwined for millennia and continue to inform, shape, and critique one another. …
Religion and Sport in North America
Critical Essays for the Twenty-First Century
Av Randall Balmer, Jeffrey Scholes
E-bok, 2022
745 kr
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From athletes praising God to pastors using sport metaphors in the pulpit, the association between sport and religion in North America is often considered incidental. Yet religion and sport have been tightly intertwined for millennia and continue to inform, shape, and critique one another. …
Passion Plays
How Religion Shaped Sports in North America
Inbunden, 2022
302 kr
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Randall Balmer was a late convert to sports talk radio, but he quickly became addicted, just like millions of other devoted American sports fans. As a historian of religion, the more he listened, Balmer couldn't help but wonder how the fervor he heard related to religious practice. Houses of …
Passion Plays
How Religion Shaped Sports in North America
E-bok, 2022
271 kr
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Randall Balmer was a late convert to sports talk radio, but he quickly became addicted, just like millions of other devoted American sports fans. As a historian of religion, the more he listened, Balmer couldn’t help but wonder how the fervor he heard related to religious practice. Houses of …
Passion Plays
How Religion Shaped Sports in North America
E-bok, 2022
2118 kr
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Randall Balmer was a late convert to sports talk radio, but he quickly became addicted, just like millions of other devoted American sports fans. As a historian of religion, the more he listened, Balmer couldn’t help but wonder how the fervor he heard related to religious practice. Houses of …
Redeemer
The Life of Jimmy Carter
Häftad, 2024
261 kr
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This illuminating biography of our thirty-ninth president by an acclaimed historian of American religion presents Jimmy Carter as the last great standard-bearer of progressive evangelical politics. Evangelical Christianity and conservative politics are commonly viewed today as inseparable. But when …
Redeemer, Second Edition
The Life of Jimmy Carter
E-bok, 2024
258 kr
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This illuminating biography of our thirty-ninth president by an acclaimed historian of American religion presents Jimmy Carter as the last great standard-bearer of progressive evangelical politics. Evangelical Christianity and conservative politics are commonly viewed today as inseparable. But when …
Redeemer, Second Edition
The Life of Jimmy Carter
E-bok, 2024
258 kr
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This illuminating biography of our thirty-ninth president by an acclaimed historian of American religion presents Jimmy Carter as the last great standard-bearer of progressive evangelical politics. Evangelical Christianity and conservative politics are commonly viewed today as inseparable. But when …
Making of Evangelicalism
From Revivalism to Politics and Beyond
Häftad, 2017
354 kr
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With impressively clear prose and a superb command of history, best-selling author Randall Balmer offers a spirited history of evangelical Christianity in the United States. Effortlessly situating developments in evangelicalism in their wider historical context, he demonstrates the ways American …
Evangelicalism in America
Inbunden, 2016
327 kr
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Evangelicalism has left its indelible mark on American history, politics, and culture. It is also true that currents of American populism and politics have shaped the nature and character of evangelicalism. This story of evangelicalism in America is thus riddled with paradox. Despite the fact that …
