Description
Book SynopsisOffers a fresh perspective on the study of religion and politics and stems from the author's personal interest in the ways her experiences with believers differ from how scholars often frame this group's rationale and behaviours.
Trade ReviewDecoding the Digital Church offers a compelling and readable analysis of evangelical sermons around contemporary politics from the 2008 recession through the Trump election. For newcomers to religious rhetoric, this book will surely provide an accessible introduction to the mystifying relationship between evangelicals and Republican politics." - Kristy Maddux, author of
The Faithful Citizen: Popular Christian Media and Gendered Civic IdentitiesTable of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Evangelicals and the Continuous Reawakening to the Greatest Story Ever Told
- Chapter 2. Rhetorical Criticism: Going to Church in My Pajamas
- Chapter 3. America Is (Still) Great
- Chapter 4. Don't Worry, Be Happy—But God Wants You to Vote
- Chapter 5. Do Unto Others?
- Chapter 6. #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
