Chapp, Christopher B.,  1979- <br/><br/>
Religious rhetoric and American politics  the endurance of civil religion in electoral campaigns /  [electronic resource] : 
Christopher B. Chapp. 
 - Ithaca :  Cornell University Press,  2012. 
 - xiii, 173 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2011. <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/>Rhetoric--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States.<br/>Identity politics--United States.<br/>Civil religion--United States.<br/>Political campaigns--United States.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL2525  / .C443 2012eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>324.7