To make a christian of Andrew Jackson : religious politics at the rise of American democracy
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This dissertation identifies the mid- to late-1820s as uniquely inaugurating a new and permanent kind of religious politicking at the presidential level. Whereas in almost all previous elections, religion had been a personal matter, the elections of 1824 and 1828 saw a surge in interest concerning religious matters. Competing for votes was Andrew Jackson against John Quincy Adams, and both had their theological convictions, spiritual habits, denominational preferences, and religious biographies utilized and scrutinized in ways never seen before in American politics. But it was among Jackson's supporters that a collection of energized voters and savvy political organizers saw in him not only the people's choice, but also God's choice. In speeches, newspapers, and art, these religiously motivated operatives (as well as their more cynical allies) smoothed out Jackson's rough edges, downplayed his faults, exaggerated his spiritual qualities, and exploited his Christian orthodoxy. As in so many other ways, these Jacksonians transformed presidential religious politics and, in the process, made religion an unavoidable issue in American democratic politics.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2023; ©2023 |
| Publication date | 2023; 2023 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Gullotta, Daniel Nicholas |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Lum, Kathryn |
| Thesis advisor | Lum, Kathryn |
| Thesis advisor | Campbell, James |
| Thesis advisor | Mayse, Evan |
| Thesis advisor | Wilentz,Robert S |
| Degree committee member | Campbell, James |
| Degree committee member | Mayse, Evan |
| Degree committee member | Wilentz,Robert S |
| Associated with | Stanford University, School of Humanities and Sciences |
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Religious Studies |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Daniel Nicholas Gullotta. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Religious Studies. |
| Thesis | Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2023. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/dz588mf7423 |
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- Copyright
- © 2023 by Daniel Nicholas Gullotta
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