The prophetic tradition and radical rhetoric in America

The prophetic tradition and radical rhetoric in America

This expansive volume traces the rhetoric of reform across American history, examining such pivotal periods as the American Revolution, slavery, McCarthyism, and today's gay liberation movement. At a time when social movements led by religious leaders, from Louis Farrakhan to Pat Buchanan, are...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Darsey, James, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press [1997]
Materias:
Social problems > United States.
Prophecy > Social aspects > United States.
Radicalism > United States.
Rhetoric > Social aspects > United States.
English language > United States > Rhetoric.
Political oratory > Social aspects > United States.
United States > Social conditions > 1980-2020.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432625106719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Radical Rhetoric and American Community
  • 2. Old Testament Prophecy as Radical Ursprach
  • 3. Prophecy as Sacred Truth
  • 4. Prophecy as Krisis
  • 5. The Prophet's Call and His Burden
  • 6. The Word in Darkness
  • 7. A Vision of the Apocalypse
  • 8. Prophecy as Poetry
  • 9. Secular Argument and the Language of Commodity
  • 10. The Seraph and the Snake
  • Notes
  • Index

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