Prophecy without Contempt : : Religious Discourse in the Public Square / / Cathleen Kaveny.

The culture wars have as much to do with rhetorical style as moral substance. Cathleen Kaveny focuses on a powerful stream of religious discourse in American political speech: the Biblical rhetoric of prophetic indictment. It can be strong medicine against threats to the body politic, she shows, but...

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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- I. The State of Public Discourse: Three Incomplete Explanations -- 1. Alasdair MacIntyre: Fractured Moral Traditions -- 2. John Rawls: Contests of Public Reason -- 3. Carter and Cuddihy: Constraints of Civility -- II. The Jeremiad and Its Evolution: A Historical Exploration -- 4. The American Jeremiad: Covenant, Complaint, and Controversy -- 5. From Consensus to Division: The Jeremiad’s Shifting Role in American Political Life -- III. The State of Public Discourse: A Rhetorical Analysis -- 6. Prophetic Indictment and Practical Deliberation: Identifying the Differences -- 7. Prophetic Indictment and Practical Deliberation: Describing the Relationship -- IV. Toward an Ethic of Prophetic Rhetoric: Compassionate and Humble Truth Telling -- 8. Best Practices: Styles of Prophetic Indictment -- 9. Prophecy, Irony, and Humility: Lessons from Lincoln and Jonah -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Index
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The culture wars have as much to do with rhetorical style as moral substance. Cathleen Kaveny focuses on a powerful stream of religious discourse in American political speech: the Biblical rhetoric of prophetic indictment. It can be strong medicine against threats to the body politic, she shows, but used injudiciously it does more harm than good.
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Christianity and politics United States History.
Jeremiads Political aspects United States History.
Prophecy Political aspects United States History.
Rhetoric Political aspects United States History.
PHILOSOPHY / Political. bisacsh
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Frontmatter --
Contents --
Preface --
Introduction --
I. The State of Public Discourse: Three Incomplete Explanations --
1. Alasdair MacIntyre: Fractured Moral Traditions --
2. John Rawls: Contests of Public Reason --
3. Carter and Cuddihy: Constraints of Civility --
II. The Jeremiad and Its Evolution: A Historical Exploration --
4. The American Jeremiad: Covenant, Complaint, and Controversy --
5. From Consensus to Division: The Jeremiad’s Shifting Role in American Political Life --
III. The State of Public Discourse: A Rhetorical Analysis --
6. Prophetic Indictment and Practical Deliberation: Identifying the Differences --
7. Prophetic Indictment and Practical Deliberation: Describing the Relationship --
IV. Toward an Ethic of Prophetic Rhetoric: Compassionate and Humble Truth Telling --
8. Best Practices: Styles of Prophetic Indictment --
9. Prophecy, Irony, and Humility: Lessons from Lincoln and Jonah --
Conclusion --
Acknowledgments --
Index
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title_alt Frontmatter --
Contents --
Preface --
Introduction --
I. The State of Public Discourse: Three Incomplete Explanations --
1. Alasdair MacIntyre: Fractured Moral Traditions --
2. John Rawls: Contests of Public Reason --
3. Carter and Cuddihy: Constraints of Civility --
II. The Jeremiad and Its Evolution: A Historical Exploration --
4. The American Jeremiad: Covenant, Complaint, and Controversy --
5. From Consensus to Division: The Jeremiad’s Shifting Role in American Political Life --
III. The State of Public Discourse: A Rhetorical Analysis --
6. Prophetic Indictment and Practical Deliberation: Identifying the Differences --
7. Prophetic Indictment and Practical Deliberation: Describing the Relationship --
IV. Toward an Ethic of Prophetic Rhetoric: Compassionate and Humble Truth Telling --
8. Best Practices: Styles of Prophetic Indictment --
9. Prophecy, Irony, and Humility: Lessons from Lincoln and Jonah --
Conclusion --
Acknowledgments --
Index
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contents Frontmatter --
Contents --
Preface --
Introduction --
I. The State of Public Discourse: Three Incomplete Explanations --
1. Alasdair MacIntyre: Fractured Moral Traditions --
2. John Rawls: Contests of Public Reason --
3. Carter and Cuddihy: Constraints of Civility --
II. The Jeremiad and Its Evolution: A Historical Exploration --
4. The American Jeremiad: Covenant, Complaint, and Controversy --
5. From Consensus to Division: The Jeremiad’s Shifting Role in American Political Life --
III. The State of Public Discourse: A Rhetorical Analysis --
6. Prophetic Indictment and Practical Deliberation: Identifying the Differences --
7. Prophetic Indictment and Practical Deliberation: Describing the Relationship --
IV. Toward an Ethic of Prophetic Rhetoric: Compassionate and Humble Truth Telling --
8. Best Practices: Styles of Prophetic Indictment --
9. Prophecy, Irony, and Humility: Lessons from Lincoln and Jonah --
Conclusion --
Acknowledgments --
Index
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