The politics of sacred rhetoric absolutist appeals and political persuasion / Morgan Marietta.

Author/creator Marietta, Morgan
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWaco, Tex. : Baylor University Press,
Descriptionxii, 263 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Religion and politics--United States.
Ethical absolutism--Political aspects. --United States.
Rhetoric--Political aspects. --United States.
Rhetoric--Religious aspects.

SeriesStudies in rhetoric and religion ; 12
Studies in rhetoric and religion ; 12. ^A713789
Contents 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".
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011032170
ISBN9781602583863 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN1602583862 (hardback : alk. paper)