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This illuminating biography of our thirty-ninth president by an acclaimed historian of American religion presents Jimmy Carter as the last great standard-bearer of progressive evangelical politics. Evangelical Christianity and conservative politics are commonly viewed today as inseparable. But when Carter, a Democrat and unabashed born-again Christian, won the presidency in 1976, he owed his victory in part to American evangelicals. Yet four years later, those very same voters abandoned Carter for Ronald Reagan and the Republican Party, signaling the eclipse of Christian progressivism by the Religious Right.
Balmer briskly narrates Carter’s religious and political development, his stunning rise from peanut farmer to Georgia governor to president of the United States, his accomplishments and missteps, and his swift fall from political grace. With a keen eye for the dynamic politics of the 1970s and '80s and the inner workings of right-wing religious organizing, Balmer provides a compelling account of an often-misunderstood moment in American political history, full of insight into the character and motivations of the nation’s longest-lived president. Now in paperback for the first time, this edition includes a new afterword on the forces that led to Carter’s 1980 defeat and the ways his policy priorities and values extended to his long career as a humanitarian and activist after leaving the White House.
Editions of Redeemer, Second Edition
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781469680217
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469680224
- PDF
- ISBN 9781469680231
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This illuminating biography of our thirty-ninth president by an acclaimed historian of American religion presents Jimmy Carter as the last great standard-bearer of progressive evangelical politics. Evangelical Christianity and conservative politics are commonly viewed today as inseparable. But when Carter, a Democrat and unabashed born-again Christian, won the presidency in 1976, he owed his victory in part to American evangelicals. Yet four years later, those very same voters abandoned Carter for Ronald Reagan and the Republican Party, signaling the eclipse of Christian progressivism by the Religious Right.
Balmer briskly narrates Carter’s religious and political development, his stunning rise from peanut farmer to Georgia governor to president of the United States, his accomplishments and missteps, and his swift fall from political grace. With a keen eye for the dynamic politics of the 1970s and '80s and the inner workings of right-wing religious organizing, Balmer provides a compelling account of an often-misunderstood moment in American political history, full of insight into the character and motivations of the nation’s longest-lived president. Now in paperback for the first time, this edition includes a new afterword on the forces that led to Carter’s 1980 defeat and the ways his policy priorities and values extended to his long career as a humanitarian and activist after leaving the White House.
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This illuminating biography of our thirty-ninth president by an acclaimed historian of American religion presents Jimmy Carter as the last great standard-bearer of progressive evangelical politics. Evangelical Christianity and conservative politics are commonly viewed today as inseparable. But when Carter, a Democrat and unabashed born-again Christian, won the presidency in 1976, he owed his victory in part to American evangelicals. Yet four years later, those very same voters abandoned Carter for Ronald Reagan and the Republican Party, signaling the eclipse of Christian progressivism by the Religious Right.
Balmer briskly narrates Carter’s religious and political development, his stunning rise from peanut farmer to Georgia governor to president of the United States, his accomplishments and missteps, and his swift fall from political grace. With a keen eye for the dynamic politics of the 1970s and '80s and the inner workings of right-wing religious organizing, Balmer provides a compelling account of an often-misunderstood moment in American political history, full of insight into the character and motivations of the nation’s longest-lived president. Now in paperback for the first time, this edition includes a new afterword on the forces that led to Carter’s 1980 defeat and the ways his policy priorities and values extended to his long career as a humanitarian and activist after leaving the White House.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Redeemer, Second Edition?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Biography: general > Biography: historical, political and military
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How long is Redeemer, Second Edition and how many pages does it have?
Redeemer, Second Edition has 312 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Redeemer, Second Edition?
Randall Balmer
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Redeemer, Second Edition is available as paperback(ISBN 9781469680217) and ebook(ISBN 9781469680224) and pdf(ISBN 9781469680231)
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