Prophecy without Contempt : Religious Discourse in the Public Square /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kaveny, Cathleen (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2016]
Temas:
Christianity and politics > United States > History.
Jeremiads > Political aspects > United States > History.
Prophecy > Political aspects > United States > History.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States > History.
PHILOSOPHY / Political.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (464 p.)
ISBN:9780674969407
9783110638585
Acceso:restricted access

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