Prophecy without Contempt : Religious Discourse in the Public Square / Cathleen Kaveny.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaveny, Cathleen, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and politics--United States--History.

Christianity and politics.

Jeremiads--Political aspects--United States--History.

Jeremiads.

Prophecy--Political aspects--United States--History.

Prophecy.

Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States--History.

Rhetoric.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (464 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The culture wars have as much to do with rhetorical style as moral substance. Cathleen Kaveny focuses on a powerful stream of religious discourse in American political speech: the Biblical rhetoric of prophetic indictment. It can be strong medicine against threats to the body politic, she shows, but used injudiciously it does more harm than good.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. Alasdair MacIntyre: Fractured Moral Traditions

2. John Rawls: Contests of Public Reason

3. Carter and Cuddihy: Constraints of Civility

4. The American Jeremiad: Covenant, Complaint, and Controversy

5. From Consensus to Division: The Jeremiad’s Shifting Role in American Political Life

6. Prophetic Indictment and Practical Deliberation: Identifying the Differences

7. Prophetic Indictment and Practical Deliberation: Describing the Relationship

8. Best Practices: Styles of Prophetic Indictment

9. Prophecy, Irony, and Humility: Lessons from Lincoln and Jonah

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

0-674-96940-5

OCLC:

961873320