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dc.contributor.advisorMeisenbach, Rebecca J., 1975-eng
dc.contributor.authorRosenholtz, Cathy Elleneng
dc.date.issued2018eng
dc.date.submitted2018 Springeng
dc.description.abstractThis study presents a comprehensive analysis of the speeches delivered by American presidents at the National Prayer Breakfast (NPB) from its inception in 1953 until 2016, as well as the rhetorical context of the NPB. Taking a dual-disciplinary approach that combines public theology and presidential studies, this study delineates a generic pattern in the presidential prayer breakfast address built around five narratives. In their speeches at the NPB, presidents construct narratives of faith, connecting divine and human stories in ways that move beyond personal piety, civil religion, or a politicized use of religious language. Presidents serve as public theologians through their prayer breakfast speeches, engaging in transformative rhetoric to communicate their messages. The annual NPB creates a unique liminal space for the president to experiment with speaking theologically.eng
dc.description.bibrefIncludes bibliographical references.eng
dc.format.extentxi, 295 pageseng
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10355/68930
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.32469/10355/68930eng
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.publisherUniversity of Missouri--Columbiaeng
dc.relation.ispartofcommunityUniversity of Missouri--Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertationseng
dc.rightsOpenAccess.eng
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License.eng
dc.subject.FASTPublic theologyeng
dc.subject.FASTPresidents -- Researcheng
dc.titleThis great prayerful tradition : American presidents preaching public theology at the National Prayer Breakfasteng
dc.typeThesiseng
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunication (MU)eng
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Missouri--Columbiaeng
thesis.degree.levelDoctoraleng
thesis.degree.namePh. D.eng


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