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04333aam a2200421Ii 4500 001 E68A2AEA767E11E7BC3C8CABDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170801010108 008 150720r20162015nyua b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0465097413 020 $a 9780465097418 035 $a (OCoLC)914195451 040 $a YDXCP $b eng $e rda $c YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCQ $d PX0 $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d QBX $d JIN $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a BR517 $b .K78 2016 082 04 $a 322/.10973 $2 23 084 $a HIS037070 $a POL042020 $a REL084000 $a HIS037070 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Kruse, Kevin Michael, $d 1972- $e author. 245 10 $a One nation under God : $b how corporate America invented Christian America / $c Kevin M. Kruse. 264 1 $a New York : $b Basic Books, $c 2016. 300 $a xvi, 352 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "We're often told that the United States is, was, and always has been a Christian nation. But in One Nation Under God, historian Kevin M. Kruse reveals that the idea of 'Christian America' is an invention--and a relatively recent one at that. As Kruse argues, the belief that America is fundamentally and formally a Christian nation originated in the 1930s when businessmen enlisted religious activists in their fight against FDR's New Deal. Corporations from General Motors to Hilton Hotels bankrolled conservative clergymen, encouraging them to attack the New Deal as a program of 'pagan statism' that perverted the central principle of Christianity: the sanctity and salvation of the individual. Their campaign for 'freedom under God' culminated in the election of their close ally Dwight Eisenhower in 1952. But this apparent triumph had an ironic twist. In Eisenhower's hands, a religious movement born in opposition to the government was transformed into one that fused faith and the federal government as never before. During the 1950s, Eisenhower revolutionized the role of religion in American political culture, inventing new traditions from inaugural prayers to the National Prayer Breakfast. Meanwhile, Congress added the phrase 'under God' to the Pledge of Allegiance and made 'In God We Trust' the country's first official motto. With private groups joining in, church membership soared to an all-time high of 69%. For the first time, Americans began to think of their country as an officially Christian nation. During this moment, virtually all Americans--across the religious and political spectrum--believed that their country was 'one nation under God.' But as Americans moved from broad generalities to the details of issues such as school prayer, cracks began to appear. Religious leaders rejected this 'lowest common denomination' public religion, leaving conservative political activists to champion it alone. In Richard Nixon's hands, a politics that conflated piety and patriotism became sole property of the right. Provocative and authoritative, One Nation Under God reveals how the unholy alliance of money, religion, and politics created a false origin story that continues to define and divide American politics to this day"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-337) and index. 505 0 $a Part. I. Creation : "Freedom under God" ; The great crusades -- Part. II. Consecration : "Government under God" ; Pledging allegiance ; Pitchmen for piety -- Part. III. Conflict : "Whose religious tradition?" -- "Our so-called religious leaders" ; "Which side are you on?" -- Epilogue. 650 0 $a Christianity and politics $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Church and state $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a New Deal, 1933-1939 $x Public opinion. 650 0 $a Corporations $x History $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Conservatism $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Political culture $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Social conflict $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a United States $x Religion $y 20th century. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1933-1945. 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 1945-1989. 941 $a 1 952 $l OOAX232 $d 20180227010433.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E68A2AEA767E11E7BC3C8CABDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b JINInitiate Another SILO Locator Search