Religious Rhetorics
Notre Dame
RSA: Catholic Identity and Abortion as a Political Legitimation Strategy in the 2009 Notre Dame Commencement Controversy
Again, as I did in November, I’m posting a relevant academic conference paper, with the accompanying increase in length and change in style (see my November 10, 2009 post for more on this). It always seems like a shame for a paper’s audience to be limited to whoever is sitting in the room during its … Continue reading
Heartbreak, Hope, and Notre Dame: Legitimacy and Catholic Identity in the Public Square
This spring has been marked by both heartbreak and hope for many U.S. Catholics. The heartbreak came as, in the name of Catholic faith, too many bishops joined their voices to the protest against the University of Notre Dame’s recent honoring of President Obama. I call this heartbreaking because the actions of these bishops helped … Continue reading
Notre Dame and Catholic Embarrassment
But the true embarrassment for Catholics is that the leaders of our Church are buying into this misleading and harmful rhetoric, and thereby lending it false legitimacy….Politicizing Catholic identity harms not only our Church, but also our nation and, in this increasingly globalized society, our world. Continue reading
The Rhetoric of Outrage: “Good vs. Evil” and the Notre Dame Commencement Controversy
The value in understanding the rhetoric at work in the Notre Dame controversy is not limited to one commencement address; this situation points to a larger cultural issue, both in the Catholic Church and in American society. Continue reading
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