Public Confessions : The Religious Conversions That Changed American Politics /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, Rebecca L. (Rebecca Louise), 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Religion and politics.
Politics and government.
Conversion.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
Religion et politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Conversion > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Religion and politics > United States > History > 20th century.
Conversion > History > 20th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siecle.
United States > Politics and government > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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