Overview

In this book, the presidential debates of 2000, 2004, and 2008 are analyzed in terms of linguistics, rhetoric, and religious context to offer a unique perspective on the styles, beliefs, and strategies of the two major parties and their candidates. In 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.

Full Product Details

Author:   Frederick Stecker ,  Charles C. Lemert
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780313382505

ISBN 10:   0313382506
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   22 July 2011
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  Adult education ,  General ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Charles C. Lemert Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Parenting Models and Religious Beliefs 2 Tracing the Origins of the New Right 3 The Religious Right 4 Assessing the Impact 5 Politics 2000 and Beyond 6 America and the Presidency in a Post-9/11 World 7 Issues of Security: The 2004 Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates 8 Religion and Induced Fear: The Stealth Manipulation of the American Public 9 The Residual Effects of the 2004 Presidential Contest 10 The Race to 2008: The Republicans, the Democrats, and Their Nominees 11 2008: The Democratic and Republican National Conventions and the Prelude to the Presidential Debates 12 The 2008 Presidential Debates and the Presidential Election Afterword Notes Selected Bibliography Index

Reviews

<p> Christian evangelical identification has been (and continues to be) a particular staple within the Republican party. That's why The Podium, the Pulpit, and the Republicans: How Presidential Candidates Use Religious Language in American Political Debate by Episcopal minister Frederick Stecker is so timely and such a valued contribution to the growing body of literature concerning the impact and influence of religion upon American politics, politicians, and political movements. ... The Podium, The Pulpit, And The Republicans is informed, informative, thoughtful, thought-provoking, and directly relevant to today's national presidential politics, making it a highly recommended addition for academic and community library reference collections, as well as supplemental reading lists for American Political Science curriculums. <p><p> <p><p> - <p>Midwest Book Review

<p> Christian evangelical identification has been (and continues to be) a particular staple within the Republican party. That's why The Podium, the Pulpit, and the Republicans: How Presidential Candidates Use Religious Language in American Political Debate by Episcopal minister Frederick Stecker is so timely and such a valued contribution to the growing body of literature concerning the impact and influence of religion upon American politics, politicians, and political movements. . . . The Podium, The Pulpit, And The Republicans is informed, informative, thoughtful, thought-provoking, and directly relevant to today's national presidential politics, making it a highly recommended addition for academic and community library reference collections, as well as supplemental reading lists for American Political Science curriculums. <p><p> <p><p> - <p>Midwest Book Review

Author Information

Frederick Stecker is a supply priest in the Episcopal Dioceses of Vermont and New Hampshire and was the Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in New London, NH, for 23 years.

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