| A Christian and a Democrat: A Religious Biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt Contributor(s): Woolverton, John F. (Author), Bratt, James D. (Author), Comey, James (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0802876854 ISBN-13: 9780802876850 Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $33.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - Religion | Religion, Politics & State |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2019005487 |
| Series: Library of Religious Biography (Lrb) |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.30 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, when asked at a press conference about the roots of his political philosophy, responded simply, "I am a Christian and a Democrat." This is the story of how the first informed the second--how his upbringing in the Episcopal Church and matriculation at the Groton School under legendary educator and minister Endicott Peabody molded Roosevelt into a leader whose politics were fundamentally shaped by the Social Gospel. A work begun by religious historian John Woolverton (1926 2014) and recently completed by James Bratt, A Christian and a Democrat is an engaging analysis of the surprisingly spiritual life of one of the most consequential presidents in US history. Reading Woolverton's account of FDR's response to the toxic demagoguery of his day will reassure readers today that a constructive way forward is possible for Christians, for Americans, and for the world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bratt, James D.: - James D. Bratt is professor of history at Calvin College andcoeditor of Perspectives: A Journal of ReformedThought. His other books include DutchCalvinism in Modern America and AntirevivalisminAntebellum America. |