Theodore Roosevelt
Preaching from the Bully Pulpit
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2021
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-886580-3 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-886580-3 (ISBN)
This biography traces Roosevelt's personal religious odyssey from youthful faith and pious devotion to a sincere but more detached adult faith. Based in large part on personal correspondence and unpublished archival materials, this book offers a new interpretation of an extremely significant historical figure.
Theodore Roosevelt is well-known as a rancher, hunter, naturalist, soldier, historian, explorer, and statesman. His visage is etched on Mount Rushmore--alongside George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln--as a symbol of his vast and consequential legacy. While Roosevelt's life has been written about from many angles, no modern book probes deeply into his engagement with religious beliefs, practices, and controversies despite his lifelong church attendance and commentary on religious issues. Theodore Roosevelt: Preaching from the Bully Pulpit traces Roosevelt's personal religious odyssey from youthful faith and pious devotion to a sincere but more detached adult faith. Benjamin J. Wetzel presents the president as a champion of the separation of church and state, a defender of religious ecumenism, and a "preacher" who used his "bully pulpit" to preach morality using the language of the King James Bible. Contextualizing Roosevelt in the American religious world of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Wetzel shows how religious groups interpreted the famous Rough Rider and how he catered to, rebuked, and interacted with various religious constituencies. Based in large part on personal correspondence and unpublished archival materials, this book offers a new interpretation of an extremely significant historical figure.
Theodore Roosevelt is well-known as a rancher, hunter, naturalist, soldier, historian, explorer, and statesman. His visage is etched on Mount Rushmore--alongside George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln--as a symbol of his vast and consequential legacy. While Roosevelt's life has been written about from many angles, no modern book probes deeply into his engagement with religious beliefs, practices, and controversies despite his lifelong church attendance and commentary on religious issues. Theodore Roosevelt: Preaching from the Bully Pulpit traces Roosevelt's personal religious odyssey from youthful faith and pious devotion to a sincere but more detached adult faith. Benjamin J. Wetzel presents the president as a champion of the separation of church and state, a defender of religious ecumenism, and a "preacher" who used his "bully pulpit" to preach morality using the language of the King James Bible. Contextualizing Roosevelt in the American religious world of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Wetzel shows how religious groups interpreted the famous Rough Rider and how he catered to, rebuked, and interacted with various religious constituencies. Based in large part on personal correspondence and unpublished archival materials, this book offers a new interpretation of an extremely significant historical figure.
Benjamin J. Wetzel is Assistant Professor of History at Taylor University.
Chapter One: Doer of the Word, 1858-1876
Chapter Two: Trust in the Lord and Do Good, 1876-1886
Chapter Three: Preacher of Righteousness, 1886-1901
Chapter Four: Hearkening Unto Joshua, 1901-1909
Chapter Five: Wielding the Big Stick, 1901-1909
Chapter Six: Standing at Armageddon, 1909-1914
Chapter Seven: The Kingdom of God on Earth, 1909-1914
Chapter Eight: A Great Crusader, 1914-1919
Selected Bibliography
Erscheinungsdatum | 23.06.2021 |
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Reihe/Serie | Spiritual Lives |
Verlagsort | Oxford |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 136 x 202 mm |
Gewicht | 362 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum | |
ISBN-10 | 0-19-886580-5 / 0198865805 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-886580-3 / 9780198865803 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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