Redeemer: The Life of Jimmy Carter by Randall Balmer Paperback Book

Description: Redeemer by Randall Balmer This illuminating biography of our 39th president by an acclaimed historian of American religion presents Jimmy Carter as the last great standard-bearer of progressive evangelical politics. Balmer narrates Carters development, his rise from peanut farmer to president of the US, his accomplishments and missteps, and his fall from political grace. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This illuminating biography of our thirty-ninth president by an acclaimed historian of American religion presents Jimmy Carter as the last great standard-bearer of progressive evangelical politics. Evangelical Christianity and conservative politics are commonly viewed today as inseparable. But when Carter, a Democrat and unabashed born-again Christian, won the presidency in 1976, he owed his victory in part to American evangelicals. Yet four years later, those very same voters abandoned Carter for Ronald Reagan and the Republican Party, signaling the eclipse of Christian progressivism by the Religious Right. Balmer briskly narrates Carters religious and political development, his stunning rise from peanut farmer to Georgia governor to president of the United States, his accomplishments and missteps, and his swift fall from political grace. With a keen eye for the dynamic politics of the 1970s and 80s and the inner workings of right-wing religious organizing, Balmer provides a compelling account of an often-misunderstood moment in American political history, full of insight into the character and motivations of the nations longest-lived president. Now in paperback for the first time, this edition includes a new afterword on the forces that led to Carters 1980 defeat and the ways his policy priorities and values extended to his long career as a humanitarian and activist after leaving the White House. Author Biography Randall Balmer is a prize-winning historian, a leading public commentator on religion, and the author of more than a dozen books, including Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North America. He holds the John Phillips Chair in Religion at Dartmouth College. Details ISBN1469680211 Author Randall Balmer Pages 312 Year 2024 Edition 2nd ISBN-13 9781469680217 Format Paperback Subtitle The Life of Jimmy Carter Country of Publication United States Audience General Publisher The University of North Carolina Press Imprint The University of North Carolina Press Place of Publication Chapel Hill Edition Description 2nd Revised edition Publication Date 2024-05-31 US Release Date 2024-05-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161083063;

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