Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

1991

Publisher

Religious Communication Association

Source Publication

The Journal of Communication and Religion

Source ISSN

0894-2838

Abstract

This study undertakes an intensive analysis of The Wanderer, an ultraconservative Catholic weekly newspaper. It is argued that conspiracy discourse in The Wanderer provides a continuous series of "god" and "devil" terms that playoff one another as "generic warrants" authorizing a domino effect that solidifies an overarching rhetorical vision, which ultimately affects the interpretation of U.S. Roman Catholic Church doctrine and its application to a number of contemporary sociopolitical issues. Discourse emanating from this particular publication is representative of a "paranoid style" and provides a case study for tracing operant terms in an ongoing "backlash movement."

Comments

Published version. The Journal of Communication and Religion, Vol. 14, (1991): 15-33. Publisher Link. © 1991 Religious Communication Association. Used with permission.

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