Traditions of Eloquence

The Jesuits and Modern Rhetorical Studies

Cinthia Gannett, John Brereton (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

464 Seiten

2016
Fordham University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8232-6453-7 (ISBN)

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This groundbreaking collection explores the important ways Jesuits have employed rhetoric, the ancient art of persuasion and the current art of communications, from the sixteenth century to the present. Much of the history of how Jesuit traditions contributed to the development of rhetorical theory and pedagogy has been lost, effaced, or dispersed. As a result, those interested in Jesuit education and higher education in the United States, as well as scholars and teachers of rhetoric, are often unaware of this living 450-year-old tradition. Written by highly regarded scholars of rhetoric, composition, education, philosophy, and history, many based at Jesuit colleges and universities, the essays in this volume explore the tradition of Jesuit rhetorical education—that is, constructing “a more usable past” and a viable future for eloquentia perfecta, the Jesuits’ chief aim for the liberal arts. Intended to foster eloquence across the curriculum and into the world beyond, Jesuit rhetoric integrates intellectual rigor, broad knowledge, civic action, and spiritual discernment as the chief goals of the educational experience.

Consummate scholars and rhetors, the early Jesuits employed all the intellectual and language arts as “contemplatives in action,” preaching and undertaking missionary, educational, and charitable works in the world. The study, pedagogy, and practice of classical grammar and rhetoric, adapted to Christian humanism, naturally provided a central focus of this powerful educational system as part of the Jesuit commitment to the Ministries of the Word. This book traces the development of Jesuit rhetoric in Renaissance Europe, follows its expansion to the United States, and documents its reemergence on campuses and in scholarly discussions across America in the twenty-first century.

Traditions of Eloquence provides a wellspring of insight into the past, present, and future of Jesuit rhetorical traditions. In a period of ongoing reformulations and applications of Jesuit educational mission and identity, this collection of compelling essays helps provide historical context, a sense of continuity in current practice, and a platform for creating future curricula and pedagogy. Moreover it is a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding a core aspect of the Jesuit educational heritage.

Cinthia Gannett is Associate Professor of English at Fairfield University, where she directs the Core Writing Program. John C. Brereton is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Foreword by John O'Malley, S.J. Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Looking Backward, Moving Forward Cinthia Gannett and John Brereton Part I. Historical Sites and Scenes of Jesuit Rhetorical Practice, Scholarship, and Pedagogy Historical Notes on Rhetoric in Jesuit Education Patricia Bizzell Rhetorical Veri-similitudo: Cicero, Probabilism, and Jesuit Casuistry Robert Maryks Loyola's Literacy Narrative: Writing and Rhetoric in The Autobiography of Saint Ignatius Loyola Thomas Deans Ladder of Contemplation vs. A Pilgrim's Staff: The Rhetoric of Agency and Emotional Eloquence in St. Ignatius' The Spiritual Exercises Maureen A.J. Fitzsimmons St. Francis de Sales and Jesuit Rhetorical Education Thomas Worcester, S.J. Black Robes/Good Habits: Jesuits and Early Women's Education in North America Carol Mattingly The Changing Practice of Liberal Education and Rhetoric in Jesuit Education: 1600-2000 David Leigh, S.J. Part II. Post-Suppression Jesuit Rhetorical Education in the US: Loss and Renewal in the Modern Era The Jesuits and Rhetorical Studies in Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century America John Brereton Rhetorical Ways of Proceeding: Eloquentia Perfecta in American Jesuit Colleges Steven Mailloux Jesuit Rhetorical Education in Professional Writing in 19th and 20th Century American Jesuit Colleges Katherine H. Adams Walter Ong, S.J.: A Jesuit Rhetorical Scholar and Interdisciplinary Educator Janice Lauer Rice Edward P. J. Corbett, the Revival of Classical Rhetoric, and the Jesuit Tradition Gerald Nelms Bernard Lonergan's Rhetorical Resonances: A Preliminary Inquiry Paula Mathieu Paulo Freire and the Jesuit Tradition: The Relationship between Jesuit Rhetoric and Freirean Pedagogy Thomas Pace Part III. Jesuit Rhetoric and Ignatian Pedagogy: Applications, Innovations, and Challenges Eloquentia Imperfecta: The Unfinished Business of Eloquentia Perfecta in Twenty-First Jesuit Higher Education Cinthia Gannett The New Eloquentia Perfecta Curriculum at Fordham Anne Fernald and Kate M. Nash Jesuit Rhetoric and the Core Curriculum at Loyola Marymount University K.J. Peters Jesuit Ethos, Faculty-Owned Assessment, and the Organic Development of Rhetoric Across the Curriculum at Seattle University John C. Bean, Larry C. Nichols, and Jeffrey S. Philpott Cura Personalis in Practice: Rhetoric's Modern Legacy Karen Surman Paley Service-Learning and the Rhetoric of Discernment: Reality Working Through Resistance Ann E. Green Networking Rhetoric for Jesuit Education in a New World Jenn Fishman and Rebecca S. Nowacek What We Talk about When We Talk about Voice: Reintegrating the Oral in the Current Writing Classroom Vincent Casaregola Reflection: Echoes of Jesuit Principles in Rhetorical Theories, Pedagogies, and Praxes Krista Ratcliffe Afterword: Technology, Diversity, and the Impression of Mission Joseph Janangelo

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.5.2016
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Religionspädagogik / Katechetik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-8232-6453-X / 082326453X
ISBN-13	978-0-8232-6453-7 / 9780823264537
Zustand	Neuware