While the defense of public image in political, corporate, and celebrity rhetoric has been widely studied, religious image repair has been largely ignored. Divine Apology considers the unique circumstances facing religious figures in need of restoring their reputations by examining a blend of historical and contemporary defenses offered by various figures and groups. The author covers apologia as advanced by the Apostle Paul, Justin Martyr, Martin Luther, Jimmy Swaggart, evangelical opponents of the Jesus Seminar, and conservative leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention. He concludes that…mehr
While the defense of public image in political, corporate, and celebrity rhetoric has been widely studied, religious image repair has been largely ignored. Divine Apology considers the unique circumstances facing religious figures in need of restoring their reputations by examining a blend of historical and contemporary defenses offered by various figures and groups. The author covers apologia as advanced by the Apostle Paul, Justin Martyr, Martin Luther, Jimmy Swaggart, evangelical opponents of the Jesus Seminar, and conservative leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention. He concludes that strategies used for religious image repair often differ significantly from those employed by politicians, corporations, and other public figures.
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Foreword by William L. Benoit Introduction: Saving Faith, Saving Face The Historical Apologists Paul's Apostolic Apology in the Epistle to the Galatians Justin Martyr's Defense of the Persecuted Church Here I Stand: Martin Luther's Defense Before the Diet of Worms The Contemporary Apologists Sin, Sex, and Jimmy Swaggart's Sermonic Apology Jesus Crisis: Controversy in the Search for the Historical Jesus Standing by Their Men: Southern Baptists and Women Scorned Interpretation Implications for Religious Rhetoric Implications for Image Restoration Discourse Bibliography Author Index Subject Index
Foreword by William L. Benoit Introduction: Saving Faith, Saving Face The Historical Apologists Paul's Apostolic Apology in the Epistle to the Galatians Justin Martyr's Defense of the Persecuted Church Here I Stand: Martin Luther's Defense Before the Diet of Worms The Contemporary Apologists Sin, Sex, and Jimmy Swaggart's Sermonic Apology Jesus Crisis: Controversy in the Search for the Historical Jesus Standing by Their Men: Southern Baptists and Women Scorned Interpretation Implications for Religious Rhetoric Implications for Image Restoration Discourse Bibliography Author Index Subject Index
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