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Author:
Wetzel, Benjamin James, author.
Title:
Theodore Roosevelt : preaching from the bully pulpit / Benjamin J. Wetzel.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
xiv, 213 pages ; 21 cm
Subject:
Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919--Religion.
Presidents--United States.
Church and state--United States--History--20th century.
Présidents--États-Unis.
Église et État--États-Unis--Histoire--20e siècle.
Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919.
Church and state.
Presidents.
Religion.
United States.
1900-1999
Informational works.
History.
Informational works.
Documents d'information.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-207) and index.
Contents:
Doer of the word, 1858-1876 -- Trust in the Lord and do good, 1876-1886 -- Preacher of righteousness, 1886-1901 -- Hearkening unto Joshua, 1901-1909 -- Wielding the big stick, 1901-1909 -- Standing at Armageddon, 1909-1914 -- The kingdom of God on earth, 1909-1914 -- A great crusader, 1914-1919.
Summary:
"Theodore Roosevelt is well-known as a rancher, hunter, naturalist, soldier, historian, explorer, and statesman. His visage is etched on Mount Rushmore--alongside George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln--as a symbol of his vast and consequential legacy. While Roosevelt's life has been written about from many angles, no modern book probes deeply into his engagement with religious beliefs, practices, and controversies despite his lifelong church attendance and commentary on religious issues. Theodore Roosevelt: Preaching from the Bully Pulpit traces Roosevelt's personal religious odyssey from youthful faith and pious devotion to a sincere but more detached adult faith. Benjamin J. Wetzel presents the president as a champion of the separation of church and state, a defender of religious ecumenism, and a "preacher" who used his "bully pulpit" to preach morality using the language of the King James Bible. Contextualizing Roosevelt in the American religious world of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Wetzel shows how religious groups interpreted the famous Rough Rider and how he catered to, rebuked, and interacted with various religious constituencies. Based in large part on personal correspondence and unpublished archival materials, this book offers a new interpretation of an extremely significant historical figure." --From publisher's description
Series:
Spiritual lives
ISBN:
9780198865803
0198865805
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1201685207
LCCN:
2020945979
Locations:
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

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