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Jimmie Wayne Corder (September 25, 1929 in Jayton, Texas – August 28, 1998 in Fort Worth, Texas) was a scholar of rhetoric. [1]Professor of English at Texas Christian University, Jim W. Corder was a prolific scholar and teacher, producing dozens of books and articles on the history and theory of rhetoric studies and the teaching of writing. [1]
Since the 1970s he has promoted primary research on rhetoric by examination of archaeological materials and epigraphical evidence. [1] He spent the latter part of his career in the Department of English at Texas Christian University, where he was Piper Professor and held the Lillian Radford Chair of Rhetoric and Composition; he retired in 2019 ...
Augustine exerted strong influence on Christian rhetoric in the Middle Ages, advocating the use of rhetoric to lead audiences to truth and understanding, especially in the church. The study of liberal arts, he believed, contributed to rhetorical study: "In the case of a keen and ardent nature, fine words will come more readily through reading ...
Classical Christian education is a learning approach popularized in the late 20th century that emphasizes biblical teachings and incorporates a teaching model from the classical education movement known as the Trivium, consisting of three parts: grammar, logic, and rhetoric. It is taught internationally in hundreds of schools with about 40,000 ...
Augustine, notable for his On Christian Doctrine, expanded on Cicero's partition of the three styles by describing them as follows: the plain style is intended merely to be understood, the middle (or temperate) style is intended to be enjoyable to listen to and the grand style is intended to also be persuasive. The grand style incorporates all ...
Judaeo-Christian ethics (or Judeo-Christian values) is a supposed value system common to Jews and Christians. It was first described in print in 1941 by English writer George Orwell . The idea that Judaeo-Christian ethics underpin American politics, law and morals has been part of the " American civil religion " since the 1940s.
Modern Biblical criticism (as opposed to pre-Modern criticism) is the use of critical analysis to understand and explain the Bible without appealing to the supernatural. . During the eighteenth century, when it began as historical-biblical criticism, it was based on two distinguishing characteristics: (1) the scientific concern to avoid dogma and bias by applying a neutral, non-sectarian ...
Christian theology is the theology – the systematic study of the divine and religion – of Christian belief and practice. [1] It concentrates primarily upon the texts of the Old Testament and of the New Testament, as well as on Christian tradition. Christian theologians use biblical exegesis, rational analysis and argument. Theologians may ...