Description
In What the World Should Be, Malcolm Magee demonstrates that Woodrow Wilson was immersed in a Presbyterian tradition that shaped his presidency. He argues that Wilson's religious convictions shaped his concepts of effective leadership, the way he reasoned, and his use of language. In particular, Wilson's religious beliefs accustomed him to the theological principle of antinomy: that two principles could both be right even when, considered only in the light of logic, they appear mutually contradictory. These convictions ultimately made Wilson believe he was providentially chosen to bring divinely ordered freedom to the nations and peoples of the earth.
Author: Malcolm D. Magee
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Published: 11/01/2022
Pages: 199
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
ISBN13: 9781481319270
ISBN10: 1481319272
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Religion, Politics & State
- History | United States | 20th Century
- Political Science | Political Ideologies | Democracy
About the Author
Malcolm D. Magee is Overseas Collegiate Professor at the University of Maryland Global Campus, Europe.