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082 0 4 _a973.924
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aSettje, David E.
_eautore
245 1 0 _aEvil Deeds in High Places :
_bChristian America's Moral Struggle with Watergate /
_cDavid E. Settje.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bNew York University Press,
_c[2020]
264 4 _c©2020
300 _a1 online resource
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337 _acomputer
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520 _aHighlights Watergate as a critical turning point in Christian engagement in US politicsThe Watergate scandal was one of the most infamous events in American democratic history. Faith in the government plummeted, leaving the nation feeling betrayed and unsure who could be trusted anymore. In Evil Deeds in High Places, David E. Settje examines how Christian institutions reacted to this moral and ethical collapse, and the ways in which they chose to assert their moral authority.Settje argues that Watergate was a turning point for spurring Christian engagement with politics. While American Christians had certainly already been active in the public sphere, these events motivated a more urgent engagement in response, and served to pave the way for conservatives to push more fully into political power.Historians have carefully analyzed the judicial, media, congressional, and presidential actions surrounding Watergate, but there has been very little consideration of popular reactions of Americans across the political spectrum. Though this book does not aspire to offer a comprehensive picture of America's citizenry, by examining the variety of Protestant Christian experiences-those more conservative, those more liberal, and those in between-and by incorporating analyses of both white and black Christian reactions, it captures a significant swath of the American population at the time, providing one of the only studies to examine how everyday Americans viewed the events of Watergate. Grasping the dynamics of Christian responses to Watergate enables us to comprehend more completely that volatile moment in US history, and provides important context to make sense of reactions to our more recent political turmoil.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Nov 2023)
650 0 _aChristianity and politics
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aWatergate Affair, 1972-1974.
650 7 _aRELIGION / Religion, Politics & State.
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653 _a1972 Election.
653 _aAmerican.
653 _aChristians.
653 _aEthics.
653 _aEvangelicals.
653 _aImpeachment.
653 _aLiberalism.
653 _aMorality.
653 _aMorals.
653 _aPietism.
653 _aPolitics.
653 _aPresidential.
653 _aProtestants.
653 _aRecordings.
653 _aReligion.
653 _aResignation.
653 _aTapes.
850 _aIT-RoAPU
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