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100	1		_aKruse, Kevin Michael, _d1972-
245	1	0	_aOne nation under God : _bhow corporate America invented Christian America / _cKevin M. Kruse.
264		1	_aNew York : _bBasic Books, _c2015.
300			_axvi, 352 pages : _bill ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520	2		_a"We're often told that the United States is, was, and always has been a Christian nation. But in One Nation Under God, historian Kevin M. Kruse reveals that the idea of 'Christian America' is an invention--and a relatively recent one at that. As Kruse argues, the belief that America is fundamentally and formally a Christian nation originated in the 1930s when businessmen enlisted religious activists in their fight against FDR's New Deal. Corporations from General Motors to Hilton Hotels bankrolled conservative clergymen, encouraging them to attack the New Deal as a program of 'pagan statism' that perverted the central principle of Christianity: the sanctity and salvation of the individual. Their campaign for 'freedom under God' culminated in the election of their close ally Dwight Eisenhower in 1952. But this apparent triumph had an ironic twist. In Eisenhower's hands, a religious movement born in opposition to the government was transformed into one that fused faith and the federal government as never before. During the 1950s, Eisenhower revolutionized the role of religion in American political culture, inventing new traditions from inaugural prayers to the National Prayer Breakfast. Meanwhile, Congress added the phrase 'under God' to the Pledge of Allegiance and made 'In God We Trust' the country's first official motto. With private groups joining in, church membership soared to an all-time high of 69%. For the first time, Americans began to think of their country as an officially Christian nation. During this moment, virtually all Americans--across the religious and political spectrum--believed that their country was 'one nation under God.' But as Americans moved from broad generalities to the details of issues such as school prayer, cracks began to appear. Religious leaders rejected this 'lowest common denomination' public religion, leaving conservative political activists to champion it alone. In Richard Nixon's hands, a politics that conflated piety and patriotism became sole property of the right. Provocative and authoritative, One Nation Under God reveals how the unholy alliance of money, religion, and politics created a false origin story that continues to define and divide American politics to this day"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"In One Nation Under God, award-winning historian Kevin M. Kruse argues that the story of Christian America begins with the Great Depression, when a coalition of businessmen and religious leaders united in opposition to the New Deal. As Kruse shows, corporations from General Motors and Kraft Foods to J.C. Penney and Hilton Hotels, poured money into the coffers of conservative religious leaders, who in turn used those funds to attack FDR's New Deal administration as a program of "pagan statism" that perverted the central tenet of Christianity: the salvation of the individual"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPART I: Creation -- "Freedom Under God" -- The Great Crusades -- PART II: Consecration -- "Government Under God" -- Pledging Allegiance -- Pitchmen for Piety -- PART III: Conflict -- "Whose Religious Tradition?" -- "Our So-Called Religious Leaders" -- "Which Side Are You On?" -- Epilogue.
650		0	_aChristianity and politics _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aChurch and state _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aNew Deal, 1933-1939 _xPublic opinion.
650		0	_aCorporations _xPolitical activity _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aConservatism _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aPolitical culture _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aSocial conflict _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
651		0	_aUnited States _xReligion _y20th century.
651		0	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government _y1933-1945.
651		0	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government _y1945-1989.
650		7	_aHISTORY / United States / 20th Century. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aRELIGION / Religion, Politics & State. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aHISTORY / Modern / 20th Century. _2bisacsh
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