What Democrats Talk about When They Talk about God Religious Communication in Democratic Party Politics

by Weiss, David; Ainsworth, Allison J.; Boerboom, Samuel; Gross, Daniel D.; Haridakis, Paul; Knopf, Christina M.; Langsdorf, Lenore; Mehltretter, Sara Ann; Morrow, Jeffrey L.; Petre, James T.; Pier, Penni M.; Preston, C Thomas, Jr.; Raptis, Paul R.; Roberts,

• ISBN13: 9780739138267
• ISBN10: 073913826X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-11
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

What Democrats Talk about When They Talk about God is a collection of essays on the religious communication of members of the Democratic Party, past and present-in office, while campaigning, and in their public and private writing. While many books on the market address issues at the intersection of church and state, none to date have focused exclusively on Democrats as important participants in the dialogue about religion and politics.

Author Biography

David Weiss is assistant professor at Montana State University, Billings.

Table of Contents

Introduction: What Do Democrats Talk About When They Talk About God?	p. 1
Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
The Religious Explorations of Thomas Jefferson and His Public and Private Expressions of Faith	p. 11
Deities, Divisions, and Democrats: The "Political Left" and Religion	p. 25
Past Presidents and Presidential Hopefuls
The Three Faces of John: Mutable Religious Personae in the 2004 Presidential Race	p. 41
Bill Clinton's Looking Glass: A Metaphorical Analogy for the Faith and Values of the Democratic Party	p. 63
The "Voice of God" in Democratic Political Rhetoric: Exploring the Social-Political Gospel of John Edwards	p. 75
Al Gore's Rational Faith and Unreasonable Religion	p. 93
The Religious Rhetoric of Barack Obama
The Audacity of Faith: An Inclusive Political Rhetoric	p. 117
Dancing on the Wall: An Analysis of Barack Obama's "Call to Renewal" Keynote Address	p. 129
Change the Context, Build the Coalition: Democrats, Abortion Reduction, and the Politics of Articulation	p. 155
Religion in Gubernatorial and Congressional Campaigns
Tim Kaine's Catholic Evangelical Rhetoric	p. 177
Dwelling amongst the Righteous: Keith Ellison-Demagogue or Demon?	p. 193
Index	p. 211
About the Contributors	p. 219
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