The podium, the pulpit, and the Republicans
Subtitle: how presidential candidates use religious language in American political debate
By: Frederick Stecker ; foreword by Charles C. Lemert
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780313382505; 9780313382512
Subjects: Politics and government; Rhetoric; Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); Language; English language; Christianity; Presidential candidates; Vice-presidential candidates; Communication in politics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-220) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Parenting models and religious beliefs; title: Tracing the origins of the new right; title: The religious right; title: Assessing the impact; title: Politics 2000 and beyond; title: America and the presidency in a post-9/11 world; title: Issues of security: the 2004 presidential and vice presidential debates; title: Religion and induced fear: the stealth manipulation of the American public; title: The residual effects of the 2004 presidential contest; title: The race to 2008: the republicans, the democrats, and their nominees; title: 2008: the democratic and Republican national conventions and the prelude to the presidential debates; title: The 2008 presidential debates and the presidential election.