Quest for Charisma : Christianity and Persuasion by Craig R. Smith (2000, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-100275968367

ISBN-139780275968366

eBay Product ID (ePID)2265589

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameQuest for Charisma : Christianity and Persuasion

SubjectTheology, General, Personality, Rhetoric

Publication Year2000

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, Language Arts & Disciplines, Education, Psychology

AuthorCraig R. Smith

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight17.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN99-043103

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal808/.008/204

Table Of ContentPreface Charisma, Power, and Spirituality Three Characters in Search of a Person Narrative Technique in Charismatic Story Telling St. Paul's Ethos St. Augustine on Divine Illumination Charisma Generated by Pathos and Style An Existential Approach to Charisma Authentic Charisma Conclusion Further Reading Index

SynopsisSmith examines the major canons of classical rhetorical theory by demonstrating their influence on Christian speakers. He begins by explaining why charisma has become a misused term. He then explores why writing about charisma has been so difficult in terms of the academic prejudice in favor of objectivity and reason. He then constructs a three- level definition of charisma to replace the current one. After analyzing the charisma of Jesus in terms of the three personae he developed as teacher, human, and messiah, Smith argues that his power arose from this rich development of character. The textual charisma of the Gospel narrators is explored in terms of their narrative techniques, and Smith then examines the concept of ethos , the use of emotion in persuasion, and explicates the theories of leading existential thinkers to develop advanced notions of human responsibility and transcendent spirituality. These two notions are used to refine and improve previous definitions of charisma. Smith then establishes a matrix that crosses levels of charisma with different types of identification. This work will be of particular interest to scholars, students, and researchers involved with Christianity, philosophy, and persuasion.

LC Classification NumberBR115