Books by John H. Smith
John H. Smith is Professor of History at Texas A&M University-Commerce, specializing in early American history and culture, with an emphasis upon religion. He is the author of A Dream of the Judgment Day: American Millennialism and Apocalypticism, 1620-1890 and The First Great Awakening: Redefining Religion in British America, 1725-1775.
Interviews with John H. Smith
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The Puritan Origins of the American Self
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When Time Shall Be No More: Prophecy Belief in Modern American Culture
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American Apocalypse: A History of Modern Evangelicalism
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American Fascists: The Christian Right and War in America
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Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America.
by Darren Dochuk
The best books on Religion in US Politics, recommended by John H. Smith
The best books on Religion in US Politics, recommended by John H. Smith
Religion is deeply bound up with politics in the United States, in a way that is unique in the developed world and among democratic countries. Here Professor John H. Smith, a historian at Texas A&M University, looks at the historical roots of this phenomenon and its contemporary significance.