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The Voice of the People: Political Rhetoric in the Book of Mormon
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About The Voice Of The People: Political Rhetoric In The
Product Description In our era of heated political discourse, the Book of Mormon makes a surprisingly serious contribution to understanding our social troubles. David Gore argues that this Latter-day scripture invites readers to cultivate a sober, wakeful approach to political discourse. To eschew self-indulgent politics in favor of a politics oriented toward others. Being with others and being for others is never easy. But by shouldering this work to persuade and be persuaded of the good we can make our political situation more prosperous and more enduring. Review David Gore joins a growing chorus of scholars hoping to give the Book of Mormon a more prominent spot in American intellectual and literary history. Rather than focusing on the scripture's complex origins and historicity, he asks what it has to say about civic engagement, political theory, and a virtuous life for readers today. He offers not an escape from politics but a facing down of its real difficulties. He asks us to awake to mournfulness. One of the finer ethical reflections I have read in a while. Scholars who think religious perspectives are somehow easier or less rigorous than secular ones should read Voice of the People. --John Durham Peters, author of The Marvelous Clouds: Toward a Philosophy of Elemental Media About the Author David Charles Gore (PhD, Texas A&M University) is associate professor and department head in the Department of Communication at the University of Minnesota in Duluth. Gore regularly teaches courses on the history and theory of rhetoric, including its application to globalization and Stoic philosophy. His research explores the age-old trio of rhetoric, politics, and theology in order to illuminate the communi-cative ethics found in their interrelationships. By engaging politics and religion and faith and reason, Gore's scholarship addresses why building strong communities and strong commitments to the sacred remain relevant in a secular age. His work has appeared in Philosophy & Rhetoric, Argumen-tation & Advocacy, Dialogue: a Journal of Mormon Thought, and a variety of other venues.
