{"product_id":"public-confessions-rebecca-l-davis-9781469677415","title":"Public Confessions: The Religious Conversions That Changed American Politics","description":"Personal reinvention is a core part of the human condition. Yet in the mid-twentieth century, certain private religious choices became lightning rods for public outrage and debate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublic Confessions\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the controversial religious conversions that shaped modern America. Rebecca L. Davis explains why the new faiths of notable figures including Clare Boothe Luce, Whittaker Chambers, Sammy Davis Jr., Marilyn Monroe, Muhammad Ali, Chuck Colson, and others riveted the American public. Unconventional religious choices charted new ways of declaring an \"authentic\" identity amid escalating Cold War fears of brainwashing and coercion. Facing pressure to celebrate a specific vision of Americanism, these converts variously attracted and repelled members of the American public. Whether the act of changing religions was viewed as selfish, reckless, or even unpatriotic, it provoked controversies that ultimately transformed American politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublic Confessions\u003c\/i\u003e takes intimate history to its widest relevance, and in so doing, makes you see yourself in both the private and public stories it tells.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca L. Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1469677415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781469677415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.58d","brand":"Rebecca L. Davis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46110809522431,"sku":"9781469677415","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_54633a8b-be33-45dd-a7be-17963ba2daaf.jpg?v=1725469843","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/public-confessions-rebecca-l-davis-9781469677415","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}