God and Race in American Politics: A Short History

by Mark A. Noll

Book Overview

Religion has been a powerful political force throughout American history. When race enters the mix the results have been some of our greatest triumphs as a nation--and some of our most shameful failures. In this important book, Mark Noll, one of the most influential historians of American religion writing today, traces the explosive political effects of the religious intermingling with race. Noll demonstrates how supporters and opponents of slavery...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691125368
• ISBN13: 9780691125367
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.5"