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Surge of Piety: Norman Vincent Peale and the Remaking of American Religious Life
Christopher Lane
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Description for Surge of Piety: Norman Vincent Peale and the Remaking of American Religious Life
Hardback. The dramatic, untold story of how Norman Vincent Peale and a handful of conservative allies fueled the massive rise of religiosity in the United States during the 1950s Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HRAX; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 220 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390.
The dramatic untold story of how Norman Vincent Peale and a handful of conservative allies fueled the massive rise of religiosity in the United States during the 1950s Near the height of Cold War hysteria, when the threat of all-out nuclear war felt real and perilous, American minister Norman Vincent Peale published The Power of Positive Thinking. Selling millions of copies worldwide, the book offered a gospel of self-assurance in an age of mass anxiety. Despite Peale's success and his ties to powerful conservatives such as Dwight D. Eisenhower, J. ... Read more
The dramatic untold story of how Norman Vincent Peale and a handful of conservative allies fueled the massive rise of religiosity in the United States during the 1950s Near the height of Cold War hysteria, when the threat of all-out nuclear war felt real and perilous, American minister Norman Vincent Peale published The Power of Positive Thinking. Selling millions of copies worldwide, the book offered a gospel of self-assurance in an age of mass anxiety. Despite Peale's success and his ties to powerful conservatives such as Dwight D. Eisenhower, J. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300203738
SKU
V9780300203738
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About Christopher Lane
A professor of English at Northwestern University, Christopher Lane has received fellowships from the Guggenheim and Mellon Foundations. His writing has appeared in numerous national publications, including the New York Times. His books include Shyness and The Age of Doubt.
Reviews for Surge of Piety: Norman Vincent Peale and the Remaking of American Religious Life
Lane's book will surely be requisite reading for historians who strive to give us a fuller perspective on the career and impact of this unusual American religionist. -Mitch Horowitz, Washington Post Surge of Piety contains some impressive archival research on Peale's relationship with Blanton, and on Blanton's relationship with Sigmund Freud. -Wall Street Journal Carefully examining ... Read more