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OverviewConventional wisdom holds that America has been a Christian nation since the Founding Fathers. But in One Nation Under God, historian Kevin M. Kruse argues that the idea of Christian America is nothing more than a mythand a relatively recent one at that. The assumption that America was, is, and always will be a Christian nation dates back no further than the 1930s, when a coalition of businessmen and religious leaders united in opposition to the FDR s New Deal. With the full support of Dwight Eisenhower in the 1950s, these activiststhe forerunners of the Religious Rightpropelled religion into the public sphere. Church membership skyrocketed; Congress added the phrase under God to the Pledge of Allegiance and made In God We Trust the country s official motto. For the first time, America became a thoroughly religious nation. Provocative and authoritative, One Nation Under God reveals how the comingling of money, religion, and politics created a false origin story that continues to define and divide American politics today. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Associate Professor of History Kevin M Kruse (Princeton University)Publisher: Basic Books (AZ) Imprint: Basic Books (AZ) ISBN: 9781336020610ISBN 10: 133602061 Publication Date: 01 January 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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