Marietta, Morgan. <br/><br/>
The politics of sacred rhetoric  absolutist appeals and political persuasion /  [electronic resource] : 
Morgan Marietta. 
 - Waco, Tex. :  Baylor University Press,  c2012. 
 - xii, 263 p. 
 - Studies in rhetoric and religion ;  12 .
 - Studies in rhetoric and religion ;  12. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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". 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Religion and politics--United States.<br/>Ethical absolutism--Political aspects--United States.<br/>Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States.<br/>Rhetoric--Religious aspects.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL2525  / .M358 2012eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>322/.10973