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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How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America David Domke, Kevin Coe ... religious politics, delivered his famous “A house divided” speech in 1858 ... conservatives. The president who preceded Reagan was Jimmy Carter, among the ...
How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America David Domke, Kevin Coe ... religious politics, delivered his famous “A house divided” speech in 1858 ... conservatives. The president who preceded Reagan was Jimmy Carter, among the ...
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... religion and partisan politics were brought together through mass media as never before. It was a moment when religious conservatives became a political force in the United States. It was, simply put, a moment when a new religious ...
... religion and partisan politics were brought together through mass media as never before. It was a moment when religious conservatives became a political force in the United States. It was, simply put, a moment when a new religious ...
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... Christian conservatives—fundamentalists and evangelicals who had come together to form a crucial voting bloc—and to the broader American public.2 When the moment arrived, the former Hollywood actor and twoterm California governor ...
... Christian conservatives—fundamentalists and evangelicals who had come together to form a crucial voting bloc—and to the broader American public.2 When the moment arrived, the former Hollywood actor and twoterm California governor ...
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... religion in American politics. Few used this approach more adeptly than George W. Bush. During his father's presidential campaigns in 1988 and 1992, the younger Bush helped to coordinate outreach efforts to religious conservatives. He ...
... religion in American politics. Few used this approach more adeptly than George W. Bush. During his father's presidential campaigns in 1988 and 1992, the younger Bush helped to coordinate outreach efforts to religious conservatives. He ...
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... religious beliefs: nearly 90% consistently say “I never doubt the existence ... conservatives—specifically, fundamentalists, conservative evangelical ... religious diversity. Presidents today must appeal to, respond to, and represent a ...
... religious beliefs: nearly 90% consistently say “I never doubt the existence ... conservatives—specifically, fundamentalists, conservative evangelical ... religious diversity. Presidents today must appeal to, respond to, and represent a ...
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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