Book Description
Professor Zigarelli shows how to influence others for good by adopting the same methods of persuasion that Jesus exemplified during his life and ministry.
Author : Michael Zigarelli
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 35,63 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780805447101
Professor Zigarelli shows how to influence others for good by adopting the same methods of persuasion that Jesus exemplified during his life and ministry.
Author : Paul Lynch
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 32,13 MB
Release : 2024-01-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0271098287
The nations of the global north find themselves in a post-secular or post-Christian period, one in which the practice, expression, and effects of religion are undergoing massive shifts. In Persuasions of God, Paul Lynch pursues a project of “theorhetoric,” a radical new approach to speaking about the divine. Searching for new religious forms amid the lingering influence of Christianity, Lynch turns to René Girard, the most important twentieth-century thinker on the sacred and its expression within the Christian tradition. Lynch repurposes Girard’s mimetic theory to invent a post-Christian way of speaking to, for, and especially about God. Girard theorized the sacred as the nexus of violence, order, and sacralization that lies at the heart of religion. What Lynch advocates in our current moment of religious kairos is a paradoxically meek rhetoric that conscientiously refuses rivalry, actively exploits tradition through complicit invention, and boldly seeks a holiness free of exclusionary violence. The project of theorhetoric is to reinvent God through the reimagined themes of meekness, sacrifice, atonement, and holiness. From these, Persuasions of God offers religion reimagined for our post-secular age. An interdisciplinary mix of philosophy, sociology, rhetorical studies, and theology, this book draws on mimetic theory to answer the question of where religion goes next. It will be valued by religious studies and communications scholars as well as anyone interested in the future of Christianity in our modern world.
Author : Douglas Wilson
Publisher : Canon Press & Book Service
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 47,1 MB
Release : 1997-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1885767293
They all walk toward the Abyss for different reasons, each of them with varying persuasions. Along the way they meet Evangelist, and as a result they face the Great Persuasion. Some of their conversations are recorded in this book.
Author : Joe Carter
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 24,69 MB
Release : 2008-12-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433518619
Uses Jesus' words and actions found in the New Testament to systematically evaluate his rhetorical stylings, drawing real lessons from his teachings that today's readers can employ. Jesus of Nazareth never wrote a book, held political office, or wielded a sword. He never gained sway with the mighty or influential. He never took up arms against the governing powers in Rome. He was a lower-class worker who died an excruciating death at the age of thirty-three. Yet, in spite of all odds-obscurity, powerlessness, and execution-his words revolutionized human history. How to Argue Like Jesus examines the life and words of Jesus and describes the various ways in which he sought-through the spoken word, his life, and his disciples-to reach others with his message. The authors then pull some very simple rhetorical lessons from Jesus' life that readers can use today. Both Christian and non-Christian leaders in just about any field can improve their ability to communicate effectively by studying the words and methods of history's greatest communicator.
Author : Os Guinness
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 22,43 MB
Release : 2015-06-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830898506
Our world is changing dramatically, yet many Christians still rely on cookie-cutter approaches to evangelism and apologetics. In his magnum opus, Os Guinness presents the art and power of creative persuasion—the ability to talk to people who are closed to what we are saying. Discover afresh the persuasive power of Christian witness.
Author : Robyn J. Whitaker
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 50,68 MB
Release : 2015-11-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783161539787
Robyn. J. Whitaker interprets the Book of Revelation within the context of ancient rhetoric and religion. She argues that the author of Revelation uses a popular rhetorical tool, ekphrasis, to paint word-pictures of God that compete with material images to both critique image-making and simultaneously make an absent God present.
Author : R. Larry Overstreet
Publisher : Lexham Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 18,37 MB
Release : 2021-06
Category :
ISBN : 9781683592181
Michael Dudit, executive editor of Preaching Magazine, writes in the foreword that "the reader will find in this book a valuable discussion of what persuasion really is, what the Bible has to say about it, how it is modeled in the New Testament, and what role persuasion should and should not play in our own preaching in the twenty-first century. The author has provided solid biblical content and practical guidance that will be a powerful resource for preachers and church leaders. He writes with clarity and--dare I say it?--persuasive power. I hope you will be as blessed by this book as I have been."
Author : Timothy Keller
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 26,28 MB
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0525954155
We live in an age of skepticism. Our society places such faith in empirical reason, historical progress, and heartfelt emotion that it’s easy to wonder: Why should anyone believe in Christianity? What role can faith and religion play in our modern lives? In this thoughtful and inspiring new book, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller invites skeptics to consider that Christianity is more relevant now than ever. As human beings, we cannot live without meaning, satisfaction, freedom, identity, justice, and hope. Christianity provides us with unsurpassed resources to meet these needs. Written for both the ardent believer and the skeptic, Making Sense of God shines a light on the profound value and importance of Christianity in our lives.
Author : Robert Hach
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 24,29 MB
Release : 2011-01-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1462812554
Author : Paul Lynch
Publisher : RSA Series in Transdisciplinary Rhetoric
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,82 MB
Release : 2024
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780271097091
Explores René Girard's mimetic theory and repurposes it to invent a post-Christian "theorhetoric," a new way of speaking to, for, and especially about God. Advocates a rhetoric of meekness that conscientiously refuses rivalry, actively exploits tradition through complicit invention, and boldly seeks a holiness free of exclusionary violence.