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David S. Cunningham - Faithful Persuasion: Theology - 9780268009847 - V9780268009847
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Faithful Persuasion: Theology

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Description for Faithful Persuasion: Theology Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.

In Faithful Persuasion David S. Cunningham offers the contemporary era's first sustained account of the relationship between rhetoric and Christian theology. Cunningham argues that Christian thinkers should abandon their attempts to codify argumentation within the canons of formal logic and suggests that they should instead come to a more organic understanding of the process of persuasion. This rhetorical approach to theology can cast new light on longstanding theological controversies and establish a new agenda for the study of the methods, sources, and norms of Christian theology.

Drawing chiefly upon the rhetorical insights of Aristotle, and on the reappropriation of Aristotle’s ... Read more

Written for theologians, clergy members, and laypeople with a strong interest in theology, this book will introduce readers to the richness of the rhetorical tradition and its important implications for the discipline of Christian theology.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
332
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268009847
SKU
V9780268009847
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About David S. Cunningham
David S. Cunningham is Assistant Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul MN. He has published numerous articles and reviews for a variety of theological journals.

Reviews for Faithful Persuasion: Theology
"This book is an important contribution to theological method and one that deserves a wide reading. Cunningham has explored a dimension of theology that has been almost entirely overlooked in the history of its disciplinary self-understanding, and he offers imaginative suggestions for the implementation of the approach he commends." —Theological Studies "This work will be widely appreciated by many. Certainly ... Read more

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