{"product_id":"evil-deeds-in-high-places-david-e-settje-9781479803149","title":"Evil Deeds in High Places: Christian America's Moral Struggle with Watergate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHighlights Watergate as a critical turning point in Christian engagement in US politics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Watergate scandal was one of the most infamous events in American democratic history. Faith in the government plummeted, leaving the nation feeling betrayed and unsure who could be trusted anymore. In \u003ci\u003eEvil Deeds in High Places\u003c\/i\u003e, David E. Settje examines how Christian institutions reacted to this moral and ethical collapse, and the ways in which they chose to assert their moral authority. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSettje argues that Watergate was a turning point for spurring Christian engagement with politics. While American Christians had certainly already been active in the public sphere, these events motivated a more urgent engagement in response, and served to pave the way for conservatives to push more fully into political power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistorians have carefully analyzed the judicial, media, congressional, and presidential actions surrounding Watergate, but there has been very little consideration of popular reactions of Americans across the political spectrum. Though this book does not aspire to offer a comprehensive picture of America's citizenry, by examining the variety of Protestant Christian experiences--those more conservative, those more liberal, and those in between--and by incorporating analyses of both white and black Christian reactions, it captures a significant swath of the American population at the time, providing one of the only studies to examine how everyday Americans viewed the events of Watergate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrasping the dynamics of Christian responses to Watergate enables us to comprehend more completely that volatile moment in US history, and provides important context to make sense of reactions to our more recent political turmoil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David E. Settje\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479803146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479803149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2021","brand":"David E. Settje","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990823469311,"sku":"9781479803149","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_392b9a7b-b57b-4a64-833e-c44a95117692.jpg?v=1683306894","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/evil-deeds-in-high-places-david-e-settje-9781479803149","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}