One lost soul : Richard Nixon's search for salvation / Daniel Silliman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silliman, Daniel, 1982- author.

Series:

Library of religious biography

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

United States.

Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994--Religion.

Nixon, Richard M.

Presidents--United States--Religion.

Presidents.

Presidents--United States--Biography.

Christian biography--United States.

Christian biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

vii, 317 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2024.

Summary:

"A religious biography of Richard Nixon"-- Provided by publisher.

"Impious and amoral, petty and vindictive, Richard Nixon is not the typical protagonist of a religious biography. But spiritual drama is at the heart of this former president's tragic story. The night before his resignation, Richard Nixon wept--and prayed. Though his demanding parents had raised him Quaker, he wasn't a regular churchgoer, nor was he quick to express vulnerability. As Henry Kissinger witnessed Nixon's loneliness and humiliation that night, he remarked, 'Can you imagine what this man would have been had somebody loved him?' In this provocative and riveting biography, Daniel Silliman cuts to the heart of Nixon's tragedy: Nixon wanted to be loved by God but couldn't figure out how. This profound theological struggle underlay his successes and scandals, his turbulent political career, his history-changing victories, and his ultimate disgrace. As Silliman narrates the arc of his subject's life and career, he connects Nixon's character to religious influences in twentieth-century America--from Cold War Christianity to Chick tracts. Silliman paints a nuanced spiritual portrait of the thirty-seventh president, just as he offers fresh insight into US political and religious history. Readers who lived through Watergate will discover a new perspective on an infamous controversy. A historical page-turner, 'One lost soul' will surprise and absorb students, scholars, and anyone who likes a good story."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Salvation by work : 1913-1933

Cold warrior Christian : 1948

The Checkers prayer : 1952

The religion issue : 1960

The highest mandate : 1968

Church in the White House : 1969

Peace, peace, but there is no peace : 1969-1973

To be a great man : 1972

The final judgment : 1974

Redeeming himself : 1974-1994.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780802878199

0802878199

OCLC:

1420865024

Publisher Number:

90100063603