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Public Confessions - The Religious Conversions That Changed American Politics (Hardcover)
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Public Confessions - The Religious Conversions That Changed American Politics (Hardcover)
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Personal reinvention, from relatively minor changes like a nickname
to major transformations in gender identity, is a core part of the
human condition. New identities can help people cast off an
unappealing past, align with a group in which one seeks membership,
or attain personal or professional goals. The second half of the
twentieth century was marked by a startling number of religious
conversions among American celebrities, becoming fodder -often
critical-for newspapers and gossip columns. Rebecca L. Davis
reveals how the contradictory pressures to conform to a specific
vision of Americanism and to celebrate the freedom of religion made
conversions both attractive and threatening to the American public.
Through lively stories of individuals' conversions, we learn that
the act of changing religions was often viewed as selfish,
reckless, and nonconformist, but it also accomplished significant
political work.
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