Religious Rhetorics
Rhetorical analysis of American religion
Archive for August 2009
Rhetoric and Interpretation (A Response to a Reader’s Question)
As you may have noticed, there is now a form that you can fill out, to submit questions on issues of religion, rhetoric, and politics. Our very first question comes from David: So I’ve been wondering (and have never hassled a poor proselytizer to answer) how any interpretation of “god’s word” can be certain to … Continue reading
Buttiglione and the Abortion ‘Battle’
(Cross-posted at Vox Nova.) In this piece, I’d like to reflect on recent developments in Italy, which offer both an important model for U.S. Catholics’ political involvement, as well as an opportunity for self-reflection within the American pro-life movement. After a July 15 legislative victory in which pro-choice and pro-life members of the Italian parliament … Continue reading
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