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Record Nr.

UNINA9910794674603321

Autore

Martin Stephanie A. <1974->

Titolo

Decoding the Digital Church : Evangelical Storytelling and the Election of Donald J. Trump / / Stephanie A. Martin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, Alabama : , : The University of Alabama Press, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

0-8173-9341-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 pages)

Collana

Rhetoric, Culture, and Social Critique

Disciplina

324.9730932

Soggetti

Christianity and politics - United States

Christians - Political activity - United States

Presidents - United States - Election - 2016

United States Church history 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One. Evangelicals and the Continuous Reawakening to the Greatest Story Ever Told -- Two. Digital Rhetorical Ethnography: Going to Church in My Pajamas -- Three. America Is (Still) Great -- Four. Don't Worry, Be Happy-But God Wants You to Vote -- Five. Do Unto Others? -- Six. #MeToo Goes to Church -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Rhetorical Sample of Sermons from the Great Recession and Recovery -- Appendix B. Rhetorical Sample of Sermons from the Presidential Campaign of 2016 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"A nuanced look at the rhetorical narratives used by conservative Republican and evangelical constituencies to make both personal and political choices"--