Chapp, Christopher B. <br/><br/>
Religious Rhetoric and American Politics :  The Endurance of Civil Religion in Electoral Campaigns. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (191 pages) 
<br/><br/>Religious Rhetoric and American Politics -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. A Theory of Religious Rhetoric in American Campaigns -- 2. Religious Rhetoric in American Political  History -- 3. Religious Rhetoric and the Politics of Identity -- 4. Religious Rhetoric and the Politics of Emotive Appeals -- 5. The Consequences of Religious Language on Presidential Candidate Evaluations -- 6. Civil Religion Identity and the Task of Political Representation -- 7. The Rhetorical Construction of Religious Constituencies -- Notes -- References -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Christopher B. Chapp 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780801465680 
<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.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL2525 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>324.7