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The podium, the pulpit, and the Republicans : how presidential candidates use religious language in American political debate / Frederick Stecker ; foreword by Charles C. Lemert.
Van Pelt Library JA85.2.U6 S74 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stecker, Frederick.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Communication in politics--United States.
- Communication in politics.
- Vice-presidential candidates.
- Presidential candidates.
- United States.
- Presidential candidates--United States--Language.
- Vice-presidential candidates--United States--Language.
- English language--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- English language.
- English language--United States--Rhetoric.
- Rhetoric.
- Rhetoric--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).
- United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 229 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, [2011]
- Summary:
- This interesting and timely work on religious imagery in political rhetoric examines the strategies used by Republican presidential candidates to frame national debates in biblical terms. Stecker, an Episcopal minister, examines the language used by Republican politicians in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 presidential debates, and finds that the metaphors and rhetorical devices delivered by the candidates often feature coded apocalyptic themes seemed designed to foster an atmosphere of blame and fear that requires black and white solutions and strong paternalistic rulers. Introductory chapters discuss the development of the religious right and its influence on religious belief systems. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Parenting models and religious beliefs
- Tracing the origins of the new right
- The religious right
- Assessing the impact
- Politics 2000 and beyond
- America and the presidency in a post-9/11 world
- Issues of security: the 2004 presidential and vice presidential debates
- Religion and induced fear: the stealth manipulation of the American public
- The residual effects of the 2004 presidential contest
- The race to 2008: the republicans, the democrats, and their nominees
- 2008: the democratic and Republican national conventions and the prelude to the presidential debates
- The 2008 presidential debates and the presidential election.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-220) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780313382505
- 0313382506
- 9780313382512
- 0313382514
- OCLC:
- 701807959
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