The God Strategy: How Religion Became a Political Weapon in AmericaOxford University Press, 9. sept 2010 - 240 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. PREFACE. TO. UPDATED. EDITION. g. The ... politics, and love of nation in overt but not distinctly partisan ways. Our research—documented in this book—revealed that ...
How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America David Domke, Kevin Coe. PREFACE. TO. UPDATED. EDITION. g. The ... politics, and love of nation in overt but not distinctly partisan ways. Our research—documented in this book—revealed that ...
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How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America David Domke, Kevin Coe. nation's history . But what Reagan recognized , and all presidents since him have similarly known , is that what matters today are public expressions of faith ...
How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America David Domke, Kevin Coe. nation's history . But what Reagan recognized , and all presidents since him have similarly known , is that what matters today are public expressions of faith ...
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How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America David Domke, Kevin Coe. CONTENTS. g. Introduction A New Religious Politics 3 One One Nation under God, Divisible 11 Two Political Priests 29 Three God and Country 49 Four Acts of Communion ...
How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America David Domke, Kevin Coe. CONTENTS. g. Introduction A New Religious Politics 3 One One Nation under God, Divisible 11 Two Political Priests 29 Three God and Country 49 Four Acts of Communion ...
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How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America David Domke, Kevin Coe. INTRODUCTION. g. A. New. Religious. Politics. On the evening of July 17, 1980, in Detroit's Joe Louis Arena, Ronald Reagan delivered his acceptance speech for the ...
How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America David Domke, Kevin Coe. INTRODUCTION. g. A. New. Religious. Politics. On the evening of July 17, 1980, in Detroit's Joe Louis Arena, Ronald Reagan delivered his acceptance speech for the ...
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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