The podium, the pulpit, and the Republicans : how presidential candidates use religious language in American political debate / Frederick Stecker ; foreword by Charles C. Lemert.

Author: Stecker, Frederick.

Imprint:Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2011.

Descriptionxxii, 229 p. ; 25 cm.

Note:Introduction -- Parenting models and religious beliefs -- Tracing the origins of the new right -- The religious right -- Assessing the impact -- Politics 2000 and beyond -- America and the presidency in a post-9/11 world -- Issues of security: the 2004 presidential and vice presidential debates -- Religion and induced fear: the stealth manipulation of the American public -- The residual effects of the 2004 presidential contest -- The race to 2008: the republicans, the democrats, and their nominees -- 2008: the democratic and Republican national conventions and the prelude to the presidential debates -- The 2008 presidential debates and the presidential election.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-220) and index.

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