The Podium, the Pulpit, and the Republicans [Hardback]How Presidential Candidates Use Religious Language in American Political Debateby Frederick Stecker
Usually ships within 3 to 5 working days Description of The Podium, the Pulpit, and the RepublicansIn "The Podium, the Pulpit, and the Republicans: How Presidential Candidates Use Religious Language in American Political Debate", a veteran minister analyzes the religious metaphors Republicans use at the podium and alleges that the party deliberately employs blaming tactics, fear metaphors, and coded references to apocalyptic judgment to sway undecided voters. Over the past 40 years, Frederick Stecker charges, the Republican Party has created fear for political expediency. Stecker's book traces the development of the Republican rhetoric of polarization and applies the linguistics-based "nation-as-a-family" political typology of George Lakoff to an analysis of the presidential debates of 2000, 2004, and 2008. He demonstrates how Republican candidates select their language and metaphors to signal adherence to rigid belief systems and simple, black-and-white choices in domestic and foreign policy.Title Information
Write a review of this book Customer Reviews from AmazonAbout Frederick SteckerFrederick Stecker is an Episcopal minister and a student of religion and culture. He holds doctorates from Bangor Theological Seminary, Bangor, ME, and from The Institute for the Study of Violence of the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis, Brookline, MA. Dr. Stecker divides his time between western New Hampshire and Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
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