{"product_id":"prayer-in-america-paperback","title":"Prayer in America: A Spiritual History of Our Nation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames P. Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stirring chronicle of the spiritual life of a nation, \u003ci\u003ePrayer in America\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the faith of Americans--from the founding fathers to corporate tycoons, from composers to social reformers, from generals to slaves--was an essential ingredient in the formation of American culture, character, commerce, and creed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrayer in America\u003c\/i\u003e brings together the country's hymns, patriotic anthems, arts, and literature as a framework for telling the story of the innermost thoughts of the people who have shaped the United States we know today. Beginning with Native Americans, \u003ci\u003ePrayer in America \u003c\/i\u003etraces the prayer lives of Quakers and Shakers, Sikhs and Muslims, Catholics and Jews, from their earliest days in the United States through the aftermath of 9\/11, and the 2004 presidential election. It probes the approach to prayer by such diverse individuals as Benjamin Franklin, Elvis Presley, Frank Lloyd Wright, J. C. Penney, P. T. Barnum, Jackie Robinson, and Christopher Columbus. It includes every president of the United States as well as America's clergy, immigrants, industrialists, miners, sports heroes, and scientists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrayer in America\u003c\/i\u003e shows that without prayer, the political, cultural, social, and even economic and military history of the United States would be vastly different from what it is today. It engages in a thoughtful, timely examination of the modern debate over public prayer and how the current approach to prayer bears deep roots in the philosophies of the country's founding fathers, a subject which remains distinct from the debate over church and state.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJAMES P. MOORE, JR., teaches at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. A former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce, he sits on a number of corporate and nonprofit boards. He resides in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 542\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.32 x 8.92 x 6.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134079635591,"sku":"9780385504041","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1aea17b3c29c07be6a676173c9ed6a19.webp?v=1732639016","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/prayer-in-america-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}