Religious rhetoric and American politics the endurance of civil religion in electoral campaigns /

Religious rhetoric and American politics the endurance of civil religion in electoral campaigns /

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"Examines the role of religious political rhetoric in American elections by analyzing both how political elites use religious language, and how voters respond to different expressions of religion in the public sphere"--Publisher's Web site.

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Main Author: Chapp, Christopher B., 1979-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Religion and politics > United States.
Rhetoric > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States.
Identity politics > United States.
Civil religion > United States.
Political campaigns > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • A theory of religious rhetoric in American campaigns
  • Religious rhetoric in American political history
  • Religious rhetoric and the politics of identity
  • Religious rhetoric and the politics of emotive appeals
  • The consequences of religious language on presidential candidate evaluations
  • Civil religion identity and the task of political representation
  • The rhetorical construction of religious constituencies.

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