Prophecy without Contempt
| Author | : Cathleen Kaveny |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2016-03-07 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780674969384 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0674969383 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Prophecy without Contempt by : Cathleen Kaveny
Download or read book Prophecy without Contempt written by Cathleen Kaveny and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
