02434nam 2200553 a 450 991077970840332120200520144314.01-4985-1586-X0-7391-7431-2(CKB)2550000001103243(EBL)1318919(OCoLC)853455181(SSID)ssj0000950704(PQKBManifestationID)12422879(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000950704(PQKBWorkID)10879029(PQKB)10427850(MiAaPQ)EBC1318919(Au-PeEL)EBL1318919(CaPaEBR)ebr10735381(CaONFJC)MIL505749(EXLCZ)99255000000110324320130716d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe rhetorical leadership of Fulton J. Sheen, Norman Vincent Peale, and Billy Graham in the age of extremes[electronic resource] /Timothy H. SherwoodLanham, Md. Lexington Books20131 online resource (171 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-7430-4 1-299-74498-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Rhetorical situation in the age of extremes: an introduction -- Sheen in an age of ideologies -- Peale in an age of anxiety -- Graham in an age of heroes -- Rhetorical leadership in a golden age.Fulton J. Sheen, Norman Vincent Peale, and Billy Graham were America's most popular religious leaders during a period within the Age of Extremes, specifically the 1950s and early 1960s, when America's world view reflected a polarity consensus of good and evil. This critical study seeks to understand how and why their rhetorical leadership, both separately and together, contributed to the climate of an extreme era and influenced a national religious revival.Christian leadershipUnited StatesUnited StatesChurch history20th centuryChristian leadership277.3/0825Sherwood Timothy H.1961-1572333MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779708403321The rhetorical leadership of Fulton J. Sheen, Norman Vincent Peale, and Billy Graham in the age of extremes3847168UNINA