The absolutist appeals and political persuasion Marietta, Morgan. creator text bibliography txu Waco, Tex Baylor University Press c2012 2012 monographic eng

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xii, 263 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 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" Morgan Marietta. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Religion and politics United States Ethical absolutism Political aspects United States Rhetoric Political aspects United States Rhetoric Religious aspects BL2525 .M358 2012 322/.10973 9781602583863 (hardback : alk. paper) 1602583862 (hardback : alk. paper) 2011032170 DLC 170509 20250312110518.0 16903202 eng