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Toward a civil discourse : rhetoric and fundamentalism / Sharon Crowley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crowley, Sharon, 1943- author.
- Series:
- Pittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture.
- Pittsburgh series in composition, literacy, and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil society.
- Communication--Political aspects.
- Communication.
- Religion and politics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 244 p. ) ill. ;
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2006]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Looks at ways to encourage American public discussion of issues that matter to democracy, particularly hoping to find arguments that can reach across the divide between liberalism and Christian fundamentalism in the discussion of civic issues.
- Contents:
- On (not) arguing about religion and politics
- Speaking of rhetoric
- Belief and passionate commitment
- Apocalyptism
- Ideas do have consequences : apocalyptism and the Christian right
- The truth is out there : apocalyptism and conspiracy
- How beliefs change.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780822973003
- 0822973006
- OCLC:
- 696305793
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