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Sacred Rhetorical Education in 19th Century America Austin Phelps at Andover Theological Seminary
Introduction: Austin Phelps’s Theologically-Motivated Adaptation of 19th Century Rhetorical Education
Part I
Context and Motives for Austin Phelps’s Reshaping of 19th Century Rhetorical Education
Chapter 1: Austin Phelps’s 19th Century Context and Theological Motives
Chapter 2: Nineteenth-Century Sacred Rhetorical Education at Andover Theological Seminary
Part II
Vocational, Regenerative, Incarnate: Austin Phelps’s Sacred Rhetorical Pedagogy
Chapter 3: Vocational Rhetorical Pedagogy: Forming Pulpit Rhetors for a Divine Calling
Chapter 4: Regenerative Rhetorical Pedagogy: Redeeming Souls, Reforming Culture
Chapter 5: Incarnate Rhetorical Pedagogy: The Power of Preaching from Experience
Part III
Influence, Implications, and Prospects
Chapter 6: Tracing Legacy: Austin Phelps’s Influence on Elizabeth Stuart Phelps’s Social Christianity
Chapter 7: Prospects for Scholarly Engagement with Religious Rhetorics and Methodological Considerations in Future Research
Biography
Michael-John DePalma is an Associate Professor of English and the Coordinator of Professional Writing and Rhetoric at Baylor University, Waco, Texas, U.S.
