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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... research— documented in this book—revealed that this approach has come in recent decades to dominate U.S. national politics, especially presidential campaigns. Obama was following the model perfectly, all the way from his faith-infused ...
... research— documented in this book—revealed that this approach has come in recent decades to dominate U.S. national politics, especially presidential campaigns. Obama was following the model perfectly, all the way from his faith-infused ...
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... Research Center study of 44 nations in 2002, for example, showed that religion is much more important to Americans than to people living in other affluent nations. Nearly six out of every ten U.S. adults told Pew researchers that ...
... Research Center study of 44 nations in 2002, for example, showed that religion is much more important to Americans than to people living in other affluent nations. Nearly six out of every ten U.S. adults told Pew researchers that ...
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... Research Center in January 1954 asked adult Americans, “Do you think the Communist Party in the United States is tied up with a world-wide organization aiming to overthrow our government by force?” Almost 75% said yes. So substantial ...
... Research Center in January 1954 asked adult Americans, “Do you think the Communist Party in the United States is tied up with a world-wide organization aiming to overthrow our government by force?” Almost 75% said yes. So substantial ...
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Contents
Two Political Priests | |
Six Religious Politics and Democratic Vitality | |
Seven Act II | |
Acknowledgments | |
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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 |
The God Strategy: How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America David Domke,Kevin Coe Limited preview - 2007 |
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