The politics of sacred rhetoric
Marietta, Morgan.
The politics of sacred rhetoric absolutist appeals and political persuasion / [electronic resource] : Morgan Marietta. - Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2012. - 1 online resource (270 p.) - Studies in rhetoric and religion ; 12 . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
Sacred rhetoric in American politics -- Values and value conflict, sacred values, and sacred rhetoric -- The reasoning effect: sacred rhetoric and deliberation -- The activation effect: sacred rhetoric and participation -- "From my cold, dead hands": sacred rhetoric and social movements -- The absolutist advantage: sacred rhetoric in the Bush era -- Sacred rhetoric from Carter to Clinton: the 1976-1996 presidential debates -- Sacred rhetoric, the 2008 campaigns, and the Democratic Party -- Conclusion: "a cure for thought and the diseases it breeds".
9781602583887 1602583889
Rhetoric--Religious aspects.
Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States.
Ethical absolutism--Political aspects--United States.
Religion and politics--United States.
Electronic books.
BL2525 / .M358 2012
322/.10973
The politics of sacred rhetoric absolutist appeals and political persuasion / [electronic resource] : Morgan Marietta. - Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2012. - 1 online resource (270 p.) - Studies in rhetoric and religion ; 12 . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
Sacred rhetoric in American politics -- Values and value conflict, sacred values, and sacred rhetoric -- The reasoning effect: sacred rhetoric and deliberation -- The activation effect: sacred rhetoric and participation -- "From my cold, dead hands": sacred rhetoric and social movements -- The absolutist advantage: sacred rhetoric in the Bush era -- Sacred rhetoric from Carter to Clinton: the 1976-1996 presidential debates -- Sacred rhetoric, the 2008 campaigns, and the Democratic Party -- Conclusion: "a cure for thought and the diseases it breeds".
9781602583887 1602583889
Rhetoric--Religious aspects.
Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States.
Ethical absolutism--Political aspects--United States.
Religion and politics--United States.
Electronic books.
BL2525 / .M358 2012
322/.10973