A Christian and a Democrat: A Religious Biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt (Library of Religious Biography (Lrb))

John F. Woolverton, James D. Bratt, James Comey (Foreword by)

$36.99

Publication Date: August 6th, 2019

Publisher:

William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

ISBN:

9780802876850

Pages:

280

Description

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, when asked at a press conference about the roots of his political philosophy, responded simply, "I am a Christian and a Democrat." This is the story of how the first informed the second--how his upbringing in the Episcopal Church and matriculation at the Groton School under legendary educator and minister Endicott Peabody molded Roosevelt into a leader whose politics were fundamentally shaped by the Social Gospel.

A work begun by religious historian John Woolverton (1926 2014) and recently completed by James Bratt, A Christian and a Democrat is an engaging analysis of the surprisingly spiritual life of one of the most consequential presidents in US history. Reading Woolverton's account of FDR's response to the toxic demagoguery of his day will reassure readers today that a constructive way forward is possible for Christians, for Americans, and for the world.

About the Author

John F. Woolverton (1926-2014) was professor of church history at Virginia Theological Seminary, a pastor in the Episcopal Church, and longtime editor of the journal Anglican and Episcopal History. James D. Bratt is professor emeritus of history at Calvin College and the author of Abraham Kuyper: Modern Calvinist, Christian Democrat and Dutch Calvinism in Modern America.

A Christian and a Democrat: A Religious Biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt (Library of Religious Biography (Lrb))

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