What Democrats Talk about When They Talk about God

David Weiss is assistant professor at Montana State University, Billings.

• 1 Introduction: What Do Democrats Talk about When They Talk about God? Part 2 I: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives Chapter 3 1: The Religious Explorations of Thomas Jefferson and his Public and Private Expressions of Faith Chapter 4 2: Deities, Divisions, and Democrats: The "Political Left" and Religion Part 5 II: Past Presidents and Presidential Hopefuls Chapter 6 3: The Three Faces of John: Mutable Religious Personae in the 2004 Presidential Race Chapter 7 4: Bill Clinton's Looking Glass: A Metaphorical Analogy for the Faith and Values of the Democratic Party Chapter 8 5: The "Voice of God" in Democratic Political Rhetoric: Exploring the Social-Political Gospel of John Edwards Chapter 9 6: Al Gore's Rational Faith and Unreasonable Religion Part 10 III: The Religious Rhetoric of Barack Obama Chapter 11 7: The Audacity of Faith: An Inclusive Political Rhetoric Chapter 12 8: Dancing on the Wall: An Analysis of Barack Obama's "Call to Renewal" Keynote Address Chapter 13 9: Change the Context, Build the Coalition: Democrats, Abortion Reduction, and the Politics of Articulation Part 14 IV: Religion in Gubernatorial and Congressional Campaigns Chapter 15 10: Tim Kaine's Catholic Evangelical Rhetoric Chapter 16 11: Dwelling amongst the Righteous: Keith Ellison-Demagogue or Demon? 17 About the Contributors

The contributors to this book provide an important corrective to the view that only the GOP does "God talk." The collection is full of interesting accounts of candidates and officeholder religious rhetoric. Recommended.