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Public Confessions : The Religious Conversions That Changed American Politics /

"Why, asks Rebecca Davis, did conversions seem so prevalent between the mid-1940s and the late 1990s, and why did people care? Examining the highly-publicized and controversial conversions of individuals include Clare Boothe Luce (Protestantism to Catholicism), Whittaker Chambers ("godless...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Davis, Rebecca L. (Rebecca Louise), 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • PROLOGUE: Faith in Democracy
  • CHAPTER 1: A Catholic Message for America
  • CHAPTER 2: Cold War Disclosures
  • CHAPTER 3: The Fear of False Belief
  • CHAPTER 4: A Kind of Oneness with the Jewish People
  • CHAPTER 5: I Know the Truth
  • CHAPTER 6: Redemption
  • EPILOGUE: Authentic Politics, Passing Faiths
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.