George H.W. Bush: Faith, Presidency, and Public Theology

ISBN-13: 9783631649558 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 253 str.

Kjell Olof Urban Lejon

Opis

This book is the first to explore the religious dimension of President George H. W. Bush. Also, the author re-conceptualizes the common use of civil religion in order to understand more fully the religious dimension of Bush's presidency, and thus argues for the need to highlight the religious rhetoric of President George H.W. Bush as a public theology, or more specifically, a presidential public theology.

Recenzje

«Prof. Kjell Lejon has made an important contribution to the scholarship on George H.W. Bush... Strongly recommended.» (Gaston Espinosa, Associate Professor at Claremont McKenna College California)
«In his very well-researched study, Lejon breaks new ground ...» (Gary S. Smith, Professor at Grove City College Pennsylvania)
«Finally there is a scholarly analysis of George H. W. Bush ... I highly recommend it.» (David M. Gustafson, Associate Professor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Illinois)

Spis treści

Contents: President George H.W. Bush - Bush's Religious and Political Journey - Presidential Religious Rhetoric - Public Presidential Theology: Foundation and Influences - Influence of Faith in Public Life - Religious Rhetoric in Domestic and Foreign Policies - The Civil Religion Debate: A Re-evaluation.

O autorze

Kjell O. Lejon received his PhD from the University of California at Santa Barbara and his ThD from Lund University (Sweden). Currently he is Professor of Religious Studies at Linköping University (Sweden). He has authored several books and guest lectured extensively on the topic of religion and politics with a special emphasis on modern U.S. presidencies.