{"product_id":"a-christian-and-a-democrat-a-religious-biography-of-franklin-d-roosevelt-paperback","title":"A Christian and a Democrat: A Religious Biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn F. Woolverton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames D. Bratt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Comey\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFranklin 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn F. Woolverton\u003c\/b\u003e (1926-2014) was professor of church history at Virginia Theological Seminary, a pastor in the Episcopal Church, and longtime editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eAnglican and Episcopal History\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames D. Bratt\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of history at Calvin College and the author of \u003ci\u003eAbraham Kuyper: Modern Calvinist, Christian Democrat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDutch Calvinism in Modern America\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42777375899744,"sku":"9780802886484","price":47.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/Syq3yx0oQL9780802886484.webp?v=1780044658","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/a-christian-and-a-democrat-a-religious-biography-of-franklin-d-roosevelt-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}