My Brother's Keeper : George McGovern and Progressive Christianity /

"George McGovern is chiefly remembered for his landslide loss to Richard Nixon in 1972. Yet at the time, his candidacy raised eyebrows by invoking the prophetic tradition, an element of his legacy that is little studied. In My Brother's Keeper, Mark A. Lempke explores the influence of McGo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Lempke, Mark A., 1983- (Author)
Autor Corporativo: Project Muse
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Boston : University of Massachusetts Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Acceso en liña:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1842569
Table of Contents:
  • George McGovern's soul
  • For-prophet education
  • Brother George : a politician as churchman
  • Pastors, public men, and peacemakers
  • Calling America to come home
  • Religious leaders for McGovern
  • Evangelicals for McGovern
  • The Christian Left's failure to launch
  • Becoming Sojourners.