Tropes and topoi of anti-intellectualism in the discourse of the christian right /

Christianity is not anti-intellectual; however, there is a distinct quality of anti-intellectualism in the rhetoric of the Christian Right. This thesis explores the ways in which rhetors in the Christian Right encourage anti-intellectual sentiment without explicitly claiming to be against intellectu...

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Main Author:	Carney, Zoe L.
Other Authors:	Mercieca, Jennifer R. (Thesis advisor)
Format:	Thesis eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[College Station, Tex.] : [Texas A&M University], [2011]
Subjects:	Major Communication. Sarah Palin Tropes William J. Bryan Rhetoric Conservatism Christian Right Topoi Anti-intellectualism Pat Robertson
Online Access:	Link to OAK Trust copy