Superchurch: the rhetoric and politics of American fundamentalism
To many outsiders, Fundamentalist speech seems contradictory, irrational, intolerant, and dangerously antidemocratic. To understand the complexity of Fundamentalism, we have to look inside the tensions and the paradoxes. We have to take seriously the ways in which Fundamentalists describe themselves...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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East Lansing, Mich.
Michigan State Univ. Press
2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Series/Journal: | Rhetoric and public affairs series
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Christianity
/ Fundamentalism
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| IxTheo Classification: | KBP America KBQ North America |
| Further subjects: | B
Fundamentalism (United States)
B Fundamentalist churches (United States) B Rhetoric (United States) Religious aspects |
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| Summary: | To many outsiders, Fundamentalist speech seems contradictory, irrational, intolerant, and dangerously antidemocratic. To understand the complexity of Fundamentalism, we have to look inside the tensions and the paradoxes. We have to take seriously the ways in which Fundamentalists describe themselves to themselves, and to do that, we must begin by exploring the central role of "the church" in Fundamentalist rhetoric and politics. Edwards blends a complex yet readable treatment of rhetorical and political theory with a sophisticated approach to Fundamentalism that neither dismisses its appeal nor glosses over its irresolvable tensions |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-239) and index |
| ISBN: | 1611861594 |