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Author Patterson, James M. (James McGill), 1980- author.

Title Religion in the public square : Sheen, King, Falwell / James M. Patterson
Edition 1st edition
Published Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (236 pages)
Contents Americanism : Fulton J. Sheen, Catholic patriotism, and the fight against totalitarianism -- The beloved community : Martin Luther King Jr., civil disobedience, and the second Great Emancipation -- The American dispensation : Jerry Falwell, the nehemiad, and the signs of the times -- Conclusion. American religious foundations after the Judeo-Christian consensus
Summary "Religion in the Public Square examines how three very different members of clergy--Ven. Fulton J. Sheen, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Rev. Jerry Falwell--each persuaded politicians and ordinary people that his theological ideas formed the foundation of American politics."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Sheen, Fulton J. (Fulton John), 1895-1979.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
Falwell, Jerry.
SUBJECT Falwell, Jerry fast
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 fast
Sheen, Fulton J. (Fulton John), 1895-1979 fast
Subject Christianity and politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Church and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century
HISTORY -- United States -- 20th century.
Christianity and politics
Church and state
Politics and government
Religion
SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140455
United States -- Religion -- History -- 20th century
Subject United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780812296112
0812296117