Mapping Christian Rhetorics: Connecting Conversations, by Michael-John DePalma,Jeffrey M. Ringer

By Michael-John DePalma,Jeffrey M. Ringer

The persevered value of Christian rhetorics in political, social, pedagogical, and civic affairs means that such rhetorics not just belong at the map of rhetorical reports, yet are certainly necessary to the geography of rhetorical reviews within the twenty-first century. This assortment argues that pertaining to ourselves with spiritual rhetorics mostly and Christian rhetorics particularly tells us anything approximately rhetoric itself—its barriers, its features, its functionings. In assembling unique study at the intersections of rhetoric and Christianity from favourite and rising students, Mapping Christian Rhetorics seeks to find faith extra centrally in the geography of rhetorical experiences within the twenty-first century. It does so via acknowledging paintings on Christian rhetorics that has been neglected or neglected; connecting domain names of data and study parts bearing on Christian rhetorics that could stay disconnected or below hooked up; and charting new avenues of inquiry approximately Christian rhetorics that will invigorate theory-building, instructing, learn, and civic engagement. In dividing the terrain of Christian rhetorics into 4 categories—theory, schooling, technique, and civic engagement—Mapping Christian Rhetorics goals to foster connections between those parts of inquiry and spur destiny destiny collaboration among students of spiritual rhetoric in various learn areas.

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