The Influence of Theology on the Rhetorical Theory of Austin Phelps

Russel Hirst University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Abstract

ABSTRACT Studies in the history of rhetoric can be enriched by paying more attention to the relationship between theological belief and rhetorical theory. This article describes ways in which theology shaped the rhetorical theory of Austin Phelps (1820–1890), the fifth Bartlet professor of sacred rhetoric at Andover Theological Seminary, America's first graduate school of theology and a premiere institution for rhetorical education during the nineteenth century.

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Advances in the History of Rhetoric
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2013-07-03
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10.1080/15362426.2013.827597
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