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050 00 $aBR526$b.B46 2008
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100 1 $aBerlinerblau, Jacques.
245 10 $aThumpin' it :$bthe use and abuse of the Bible in today's presidential politics /$cJacques Berlinerblau.
246 3 $aThumping it
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aLouisville, Ky. :$bWestminster John Knox Press,$c©2008.
300 $ax, 190 pages ;$c22 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 143-179) and indexes.
505 0 $aThe Bible in American politics: a primer -- The Bible and the environment: evangelicals discover climate change and Democrats discover evangelicals -- The blastocyst and the Bible: stem cell research, abortion, and the silence of Scripture -- The Bible and international relations: a foreign policy in Christ? -- The Bible in political rhetoric: the good, the bad, and the ugly -- The Democrats, the Bible, and the secularists: on the trail of the God vote -- Republicans and evangelicals: the limits of conservative Christian power? -- Conclusion: the symbol and the separation.
520 $aIn one of the most witty and insightful books yet to explore the fascinating relationship between the Bible and American politics, Georgetown professor Jacques Berlinerblau looks at: the recent history of how Scripture has influenced public policy debates about the environment, abortion, stem-cell research, and foreign policy; how recent U.S. presidents have employed the Bible; plus how each of the major candidates in the 2008 presidential elections is using and often misusing the Bible in his or her race for the White House. Politicians, especially those seeking the presidency, must develop a good Scripture game, as Berlinerblau calls it. However, "It is a cynical business, politics is. It becomes no less so when public servants and interest groups get it into their heads that God Himself provided proof texts for their policy initiatives two thousand years ago. It is a peculiarity of the Good Book that it elicits in its readers the strong conviction that it unequivocally supports their strongest convictions."--Publisher.
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