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Prophetic dissent in dark times: the new Poor People's Campaign and the rhetoric of national redemption.
- Source :
- Review of Communication; Jan2024, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p4-16, 13p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- In this paper, we offer an analysis of an important social movement challenging the fantasy of Christian nationalism: the new Poor People's Campaign, and specifically the rhetoric of the Bishop Dr. William J. Barber II. We argue that Barber's rhetoric represents a source of dissent against Christian nationalism through his strategic use of the jeremiad. Barber's progressive jeremiad offers a distinctively moral narrative that recovers the radical Christian legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ultimately, we argue that Barber's jeremiad advances a distinctive narrative of American national redemption through democratic renewal and reconstruction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- POOR people
SOCIAL movements
REDEMPTION
RHETORIC
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15358593
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Review of Communication
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176073244
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15358593.2023.2290577