Gary Scott Smith
Author
Publisher
William. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xiv, 298 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"How faith sustained Jackie Robinson--both as an athlete and as an activist. The integration of Major League Baseball in 1947 was a triumph. But it was also a fight. As the first Black major leaguer since the 1880s, Jackie Robinson knew he was not going to be welcomed into America's pastime with open arms. Anticipating hostility, he promised Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey that he would "turn the other cheek" during his first years...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
647 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In his highly praised book Faith and the Presidency, Gary Scott Smith cast a revealing light on the role religion has played in presidential politics throughout our nation's history, offering comprehensive, even-handed examinations of the role of religion in the lives, politics, and policies of eleven presidents. Now, in Religion in the Oval Office, Smith takes on eleven more of our nation's most interesting and influential chief executives: John...