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| Type d’ouvrage : | Ressource Internet |
|---|---|
| Format : | Livre, Ressource Internet |
| Tous les auteurs / collaborateurs : |
S Wise Bauer |
| ISBN : | 9780691138107 0691138109 |
| Numéro OCLC : | 228503193 |
| Description : | x, 337 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contenu : | Introduction: From private to public confession -- pt. 1. The shift toward public confession. -- Grover the good, Belshazzar Blaine, and the rapacious woman -- In the presence of the elect (with the world looking on) -- Aimee Semple McPherson and the devil -- Confession goes public -- Ted Kennedy misreads his public -- pt. 2. The act of public confession. -- Jimmy Carter, traitor to the cause -- Jim Bakker shoots his allies -- Jimmy Swaggart's model confession -- Clinton and the three public confessions -- Unaware of change -- Conclusion: Predictions -- Appendixes: The texts of the confessions. -- Appendix A: Edward Kennedy's confession -- Appendix B: Jimmy Carter's confession of "Lust in my heart" -- Appendix C: Jim Bakker's original confession -- Appendix D: Jimmy Swaggart's sermon of confession -- Appendix E: President Clinton's statements and confessions -- Appendix F: Bernard Law's apologies. |
| Responsabilité : | Susan Wise Bauer. |
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[A] very entertaining book. Reading this book is like putting the noses of these famous men ... in the mud all over again. Bauer's book, however, is more than a seminar in how to cringe with dignity. It is a lesson in how religious rituals, no matter how old they are, never die. Bauer is a skilled analyst of political rhetoric. She is also a terrific writer. -- Stephen H. Webb, Christianity Today [E]legant in its simplicity and surprisingly persuasive. -- Susan Bordo, Chronicle Review [A]n engaging, sophisticated and wholly persuasive account of how some public figures get away with transgressions and some do not. And the thread linking all of them is the practice of religion. [Bauer's] accompanying texts of successful and failed confessions complete an elegant study, also useful for any aspiring public figure. -- Jurek Martin, Financial Times Why do some public figures get away with sexual transgressions while others do not? This is the central question posed in Bauer's important and informative book... [A] fascinating book that is at once entertaining and thought-provoking. As a seminar in how to cringe with dignity, this book should be required reading for all public figures--and those who aspire to be. -- Choice [T]his exhaustively researched book offers a fascinating trip through more than a century of America's top sex scandals. -- Karen Holt, Barnes & Noble Review As a bonus, Bauer append the texts of statements by six confessors. Connoisseurs of venial sin will want to compare and contrast. -- James Boylan, Columbia Journalism Review Bauer's gallery of scoundrels is ... worth a lingering visit. And the book includes as an appendix a handy collection of the confessions and apologies of Kennedy, Carter, Bakker, Swaggart, Clinton, and Law. For this alone, I intend to keep my copy on the shelf beside my hardbound edition of The Confidence Man. -- Peter W. Wood, American Conservative People interested in the reasons why confession is different than apology, and how to tell the difference the next time a Senator is caught in a men's room with a 'wide stance' will enjoy this humorous and fascinating book. Wannabe politicians and public figures should keep a copy for reference on hand for the almost inevitable slip up. -- Sacramento Book Review Wise Bauer's analysis and background make for lively reading. As readers go along with her, they learn something about both rhetoric and democracy itself... Besides its study of rhetoric and cultural trends, Wise Bauer's book also supplies a rather hilarious review of past scandals and shenanigans. Members of First Secular Humanist will enjoy these. -- Tom McBride, Common Review [A] canny analysis of American political symbolism. -- Laura Miller, Salon.com Lire la suite...
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- Sex scandals -- United States -- History.
- Politicians -- Sexual behavior -- United States -- History.
- Presidents -- Sexual behavior -- United States -- History.
- Confession -- Social aspects -- United States -- History.
- Evangelicalism -- United States.
- United States -- Moral conditions.
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- comportement sexuel -- morale -- personnalité politique -- Etats-Unis.
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