Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    Getting Religion: Faith, Culture & Politics from the Age of Eisenhower to the Era of Obama
    Unavailable
    Getting Religion: Faith, Culture & Politics from the Age of Eisenhower to the Era of Obama
    Unavailable
    Getting Religion: Faith, Culture & Politics from the Age of Eisenhower to the Era of Obama
    Audiobook17 hours

    Getting Religion: Faith, Culture & Politics from the Age of Eisenhower to the Era of Obama

    Written by Kenneth L. Woodward

    Narrated by Peter Altschuler

    5/5

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this audiobook

    Impeccably researched, thought-challenging and leavened by wit, Getting Religion, the highly-anticipated new audiobook from Kenneth L. Woodward, is perfect for listeners looking to understand how religion came to be a contentious element in 21st century public life.

    Here the award-winning author blends memoir (especially of the postwar era) with copious reporting and shrewd historical analysis to tell the story of how American religion, culture and politics influenced each other in the second half of the 20th century. There are few people writing today who could tell this important story with such authority and insight. A scholar as well as one of the nation's most respected journalists, Woodward served as Newsweek's religion editor for nearly forty years, reporting from five continents and contributing over 700 articles, including nearly 100 cover stories, on a wide range of social issues, ideas and movements.

    Beginning with a bold reassessment of the Fifties, Woodward's narrative weaves through Civil Rights era and the movements that followed in its wake: the anti-Vietnam movement; Liberation theology in Latin America; the rise of Evangelicalism and decline of mainline Protestantism; women's liberation and Bible; the turn to Asian spirituality; the transformation of the family and emergence of religious cults; and the embrace of righteous politics by both the Republican and Democratic Parties.

    Along the way, Woodward provides riveting portraits of many of the era's major figures: preachers like Billy Graham and Jerry Falwell; politicians Mario Cuomo and Hillary Clinton; movement leaders Daniel Berrigan, Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Richard John Neuhaus; influential thinkers ranging from Erik Erikson to Elizabeth Kubler-Ross; feminist theologians Rosemary Reuther and Elizabeth Schussler-Fiorenza; and est impresario Werner Erhardt; plus the author's long time friend, the Dalai Lama.

    For listeners interested in how religion, economics, family life and politics influence each other, Woodward introduces fresh a fresh vocabulary of terms such as "embedded religion," "movement religion" and "entrepreneurial religion" to illuminate the interweaving of the secular and sacred in American public life.

    This is one of those rare audiobooks that changes the way Americans think about belief, behavior and belonging.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateSep 13, 2016
    ISBN9780735285408
    Unavailable
    Getting Religion: Faith, Culture & Politics from the Age of Eisenhower to the Era of Obama

    Related to Getting Religion

    Related audiobooks

    Religion, Politics, & State For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      In Trump Era, What Does It Mean to Be an 'Evangelical'?

      Dec 28, 2017

      For many Christian conservatives, the term 'evangelical' is now more of a political identifier than a doctrinal one – which has led some high-profile religious leaders to question or even abandon the term.

      5 min read

    • Article

      'The Chosen Wars' Tells How Judaism Redefined Itself In America

      Aug 21, 2018

      Today’s Jewish community continues to be divided over issues related to assimilation and secularization.

      3 min read

    • Article

      Take Me to Church

      Apr 1, 2017

      Take Me to Church
      2 min read

    • Article

      The Draft Roe Ruling Is A Reminder That Religion's Role Is Older Than The Republic

      May 14, 2022

      The question arises: Since when did so much of our politics have to do with religion? And the answer is, since the beginning — and even before.

      7 min read

    • Article

      Powered Up

      Jul 1, 2021

      Huntsville police arrested Larry Goodwyn in 1965. It may have happened because he was in town covering the local “Hey-You” (Huntsville Action for Youth, or HAYOU) civil rights movement for the Texas Observer and he asked one too many questions. Perha

      4 min read

    • Article

      America Without God

      Mar 10, 2021

      America Without God
      8 min read

    • Article

      Defining Evangelical

      Dec 7, 2015

      Defining Evangelical
      5 min read

    • Article

      MAGA Jesus At The Capitol

      Feb 21, 2022

      MAGA Jesus At The Capitol
      12 min read

    • Article

      The Gods That Will Fail

      Dec 13, 2018

      The Gods That Will Fail
      6 min read

    • Article

      Meet The Expert

      Feb 16, 2023

      SARAH CHURCHWELL is a professor of American literature and chair of public understanding of the humanities at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. She is the author of numerous books on US history, including Behold, America: A History

      2 min read

    • Article

      Queens And Kings Of The Hill

      Jul 24, 2018

      Queens And Kings Of The Hill
      7 min read

    • Article

      Will Trump’s State Department Push Religious Freedom To Center Stage?

      Jan 9, 2019

      A 20-year movement has gained new champions under the Trump administration. That cheers supporters but also raises sticky questions.

      6 min read

    • Article

      Republican Game Changer

      Nov 22, 2021

      Republican Game Changer
      23 min read

    • Article

      Trump’s Headache From The Right

      Oct 23, 2020

      Trump’s Headache From The Right
      9 min read

    Reviews for Getting Religion

    5/5

    1 rating1 review

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 5/5
      I picked up this book on account of the narrator; a thing I rarely do.
      The book as well I liked very much. The author, as a reporter for Newsweek, describes five or so major religious occurrences of the past half century in their relation to the nation as a whole. although there may be a connection to either the causes or the results of these occurrences, one should listen without trying to hear a connection, as the author does not really make one. this can be seen as a positive as it leaves room for the readers own reflections without overlaying a theory, which however enlightened is nonetheless only a theory. This book is a personal view of the events.
      Also, I personally found the lense through which the author shares his experience to be very congenial, and I ended up liking the author personally very much.
      in conclusion, I read the book twice, which I also rarely do, and still feel I don't completely grasp the subject. there is much to think about.