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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... television cameras broadcast the moment to the nation. After the crowd quieted, Obama opened with these words: “Giving all praise and honor to God for bringing us together here today, thank you so much.” Less than a minute in, Obama was ...
... television cameras broadcast the moment to the nation. After the crowd quieted, Obama opened with these words: “Giving all praise and honor to God for bringing us together here today, thank you so much.” Less than a minute in, Obama was ...
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... television audience, Reagan was approaching the end of his speech when he departed from the prepared remarks his campaign had supplied to the news media, a move certain to capture journalists' attention. Reagan abruptly said: “I have ...
... television audience, Reagan was approaching the end of his speech when he departed from the prepared remarks his campaign had supplied to the news media, a move certain to capture journalists' attention. Reagan abruptly said: “I have ...
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... television audience of 62 million. Many have fixated on “16 words” in the president's speech, ultimately disavowed by the administration, about Iraq's alleged attempts to purchase uranium from Africa.12 However, every bit as crucial in ...
... television audience of 62 million. Many have fixated on “16 words” in the president's speech, ultimately disavowed by the administration, about Iraq's alleged attempts to purchase uranium from Africa.12 However, every bit as crucial in ...
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... television gained prominence starting roughly at this time, giving presidents a greater capacity to speak to the public en masse and increasing the need for political leaders to carefully craft their messages. Both of these factors are ...
... television gained prominence starting roughly at this time, giving presidents a greater capacity to speak to the public en masse and increasing the need for political leaders to carefully craft their messages. Both of these factors are ...
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... television, and direct-mail operations, all of which yielded a “dense, sophisticated, multicentered national cultural infrastructure.”7 This subculture combined literalist biblical beliefs with the technological and institutional ...
... television, and direct-mail operations, all of which yielded a “dense, sophisticated, multicentered national cultural infrastructure.”7 This subculture combined literalist biblical beliefs with the technological and institutional ...
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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