The God Strategy: How Religion Became a Political Weapon in AmericaOxford University Press, 7. dets 2007 - 256 pages This volume offers a timely and dynamic study of the rise of religion in American politics, examining the public messages of political leaders over the past seventy-five years. The authors show that U.S. politics today is defined by a calculated, deliberate, and partisan use of faith that is unprecedented in modern politics. Beginning with the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980, America has seen a no-holds-barred religious politics that seeks to attract voters, identify and attack enemies, and solidify power. Domke and Coe identify a set of religious signals sent by both Republicans and Democrats in speeches, party platforms, proclamations, visits to audiences of faith, and even celebrations of Christmas. The updated edition of this ground-breaking book includes a new preface, an updated analysis of the last Bush administration, as well as a new final chapter on the Jeremiah Wright controversy, the candidacies of Mike Huckabee and Sarah Palin, and Barack Obama's victory. |
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... Convention speech to beginning his presidential campaign at the site where Abraham Lincoln, a key symbol in today's religious politics, delivered his famous “A house divided” speech in 1858. Despite the cold, the sun was brilliant ...
... Convention speech to beginning his presidential campaign at the site where Abraham Lincoln, a key symbol in today's religious politics, delivered his famous “A house divided” speech in 1858. Despite the cold, the sun was brilliant ...
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... convention resembled the new breed of evangelical talk shows carried on TV stations throughout the country.” Reagan's message found both of its intended audiences. In a poll of the general public taken in the days following the GOP ...
... convention resembled the new breed of evangelical talk shows carried on TV stations throughout the country.” Reagan's message found both of its intended audiences. In a poll of the general public taken in the days following the GOP ...
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... convention at New York's Madison Square Garden struck a decidedly religious tone. Speakers from Jesse Jackson to Mario Cuomo wove faith into their addresses. The result, one commentator put it, was that the convention felt “like a cross ...
... convention at New York's Madison Square Garden struck a decidedly religious tone. Speakers from Jesse Jackson to Mario Cuomo wove faith into their addresses. The result, one commentator put it, was that the convention felt “like a cross ...
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... convention delegates and the nation. Nor was it by chance that George W. Bush staked much of his electoral hopes in 2000 and 2004, as well as his public response to September 11, on religion. And it was certainly not by chance that ...
... convention delegates and the nation. Nor was it by chance that George W. Bush staked much of his electoral hopes in 2000 and 2004, as well as his public response to September 11, on religion. And it was certainly not by chance that ...
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... Convention, accepted desegregation after the Supreme Court's 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. As these cultural concerns coalesced and the Democratic Party behind Lyndon Johnson stepped forward to promote racial equality ...
... Convention, accepted desegregation after the Supreme Court's 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. As these cultural concerns coalesced and the Democratic Party behind Lyndon Johnson stepped forward to promote racial equality ...
Contents
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Political Priests | 29 |
God and Country | 49 |
Acts of Communion | 71 |
Morality Politics | 99 |
Religious Politics and Democratic Vitality | 129 |
Act II | 151 |
Acknowledgments | 167 |
Notes | 169 |
Index | 237 |
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The God Strategy: How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America David Domke,Kevin Coe Limited preview - 2008 |
The God Strategy: How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America David Domke,Kevin Coe Limited preview - 2010 |
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