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The Practical Faith of Theodore Roosevelt: An Ongoing Battle To Do Good

August 22, 2019

Theodore Roosevelt circa 1908. From a painting by Joseph De Camp. Image in Theodore Roosevelt and His Time (vol. 2) by Joseph Bucklin Bishop, 1920.

--This is the third and final summer post by Richard W. Reifsnyder looking at the ways Presbyterianism influenced the life and politics of Theodore Roosevelt, who died 100 years ago. Read Rich's first two posts on TR here.

During Theodore Roosevelt’s tenures as Governor of New York,...

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Presidents, World War I, Environment, Theodore Roosevelt

The Practical Faith of Theodore Roosevelt: In the Political Arena

July 18, 2019

--This summer Richard W. Reifsnyder is looking at the ways Presbyterianism influenced the life and politics of Theodore Roosevelt, who died 100 years ago. Read Rich's first post on TR, "Presbyterian and Paternal Influences," here. His third post will be available in August.

The language of religion was applied easily to Theodore Roosevelt’s style as President. Although he was initially uncomfortable with what he...

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Presidents, Theodore Roosevelt

Eisenhower: Peace and Presbyterianism

June 11, 2019

“The business of the church is to put us generals out of business.”

This quotation from the May 1, 1969 issue of Presbyterian Life comes from none other than Dwight David Eisenhower, five-star general, supreme commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II, and 34th President of the United States from 1953 to 1961. While initially religiously unaffiliated, Eisenhower became a devout Presbyterian upon ascending to the presidency. Having experienced the horrors of war up close, his newfound religious faith coincided with his...

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Dwight Eisenhower, Presidents, World War II, Building Knowledge and Breaking Barriers

The Practical Faith of Theodore Roosevelt: Presbyterian and Paternal Influences

June 3, 2019

--by Richard W. Reifsnyder

“The old lion is dead.” Archie Roosevelt telegrammed these words to his older brother, Kermit, to announce their father’s death in 1919, a hundred years...

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Congregations, Presidents, Theodore Roosevelt