the endurance of civil religion in electoral campaigns Chapp, Christopher B. 1979- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. nyu Ithaca Cornell University Press 2012 monographic eng

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xiii, 173 p. : ill. "Examines the role of religious political rhetoric in American elections by analyzing both how political elites use religious language, and how voters respond to different expressions of religion in the public sphere"--Publisher's Web site. A theory of religious rhetoric in American campaigns -- Religious rhetoric in American political history -- Religious rhetoric and the politics of identity -- Religious rhetoric and the politics of emotive appeals -- The consequences of religious language on presidential candidate evaluations -- Civil religion identity and the task of political representation -- The rhetorical construction of religious constituencies. Christopher B. Chapp. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us--- Religion and politics United States Rhetoric Religious aspects Christianity Rhetoric Political aspects United States Identity politics United States Civil religion United States Political campaigns United States BL2525 .C443 2012eb 324.7 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10612410 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10612410 CaPaEBR 120422 ebr10612410