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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Davis, Rebecca L. (Rebecca Louise), 1975- author.     Subjects     Conversion -- History -- 20th century.     Religion and politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Davis, Rebecca L. (Rebecca Louise), 1975- author.       by title:      Public confessions :...         MARC Display

Public confessions : the religious conversions that changed American politics / Rebecca L. Davis. by Davis, Rebecca L. (Rebecca Louise), 1975- author. Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021] Subjects Conversion -- History -- 20th century.   Religion and politics -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century. ISBN:  9781469664873 (hardcover) 1469664879 (hardcover) Description:  248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Requests:  0 Summary:  "Why, asks Rebecca Davis, did conversions seem so prevalent between the mid-1940s and the late 1990s, and why did people care? Examining the highly-publicized and controversial conversions of individuals include Clare Boothe Luce (Protestantism to Catholicism), Whittaker Chambers ("godless Communist" to Christianity), Sammy Davis, Jr., (Christianity to Judaism), and Muhammad Ali (Christianity to Islam), Davis roots this dynamic in Cold War culture, society, and politics. She reveals how the twin and often contradictory pressures to conform to a specific vision of Americanism while simultaneously celebrating the freedom of religion as a particularly American asset made conversions both attractive and threatening to Americans. Thanks to Davis's compelling case studies, we learn that the act of breaking from the religion of one's upbringing could be seen as a selfish, reckless, and nonconformist act, but conversion also accomplished significant political work, whether fighting communism in the case of ex-spy Chambers or battling racism in the case of Ali"--Provided by publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Social Science & Philosophy 322.10973 Da Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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