02102nam a2200385 a 4500 ebr10535718 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 110804s2012 txu sb 001 0 eng d 2011032170 9781602583863 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781602583887 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)785785366 n-us--- BL2525 .M358 2012eb 322/.10973 23 Marietta, Morgan. The politics of sacred rhetoric [electronic resource] : absolutist appeals and political persuasion / Morgan Marietta. Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2012. xii, 263 p. Studies in rhetoric and religion ; 12 Includes bibliographical references and index. Sacred rhetoric in American politics -- Values and value conflict, sacred values, and sacred rhetoric -- The reasoning effect: sacred rhetoric and deliberation -- The activation effect: sacred rhetoric and participation -- "From my cold, dead hands": sacred rhetoric and social movements -- The absolutist advantage: sacred rhetoric in the Bush era -- Sacred rhetoric from Carter to Clinton: the 1976-1996 presidential debates -- Sacred rhetoric, the 2008 campaigns, and the Democratic Party -- Conclusion: "a cure for thought and the diseases it breeds". Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Religion and politics United States. Ethical absolutism Political aspects United States. Rhetoric Political aspects United States. Rhetoric Religious aspects. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Studies in rhetoric and religion ; 12. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10535718 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 243140 243140