Faith in the halls of power : how evangelicals joined the American elite / D. Michael Lindsay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lindsay, D. Michael (David Michael), 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evangelicalism--United States--History.

Evangelicalism.

Elite (Social sciences)--United States--History.

Elite (Social sciences).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Evangelicals, once at the periphery of American life, now wield power in the White House and on Wall Street, at Harvard and in Hollywood. How have they reached the pinnacles of power in such a short time? And what does this mean for evangelicals--and for America?. Drawing on personal interviews with an astonishing array of prominent Americans--including two former Presidents, dozens of political and government leaders, more than 100 top business executives, plus Hollywood moguls, intellectuals, athletes, and other powerful figures--D. Michael Lindsay shows first-hand how they are bringing thei

Contents:

Campaigns, coalitions, and the Oval Office

Intellectuals and the groves of academe

Artists, celebrities, and the public stage

Corporate titans and the corner office.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-315) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-970456-2

1-281-16552-2

9786611165529

0-19-804376-7

1-4356-0962-X

OCLC:

476241549