A Rhetorics of the Word: A Philosophy of Christian Life, Part II

by George Pattison

A Rhetorics of the Word is the second volume of a three-part philosophy of Christian life. It approaches Christian life as expressive of a divine calling or vocation. The word Church (ekklesia) and the role of naming in baptism indicate the fundamental place of calling in Christian life. However, ideas of vocation are difficult to access in a world shaped by the experience of disenchantment. The difficulties of articulating vocation are explored with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198813511
• ISBN13: 9780198813514
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.3"