God wills it presidents and the political use of religion /
God Wills It is a comprehensive study of presidential religious rhetoric. Using careful analysis of hundreds of transcripts, David O'Connell reveals the hidden strategy behind presidential religious speech. He asks when and why religious language is used, and when it is, whether such language i...
| Main Author: | O'Connell, David, 1983- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick (U.S.A.) :
Transaction Publishers,
[2015]
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| Physical Description: |
xxxi, 319 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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Table of Contents:
- Conceptualizing presidential religious rhetoric
- Aid, arms, and armageddon : Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, and the religious rhetoric of defense
- Holy warriors : George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and the religious rhetoric of war
- Protecting our blessings : Jimmy Carter and the religious rhetoric of environmental policy
- All God's children : John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and the religious rhetoric of civil rights
- I have sinned : Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton, and the religious rhetoric of scandal
- An experimental evaluation of religious rhetoric.