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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Mark Clavier (Brecon Cathedral, UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA Weight: 0.345kg ISBN: 9781501330926ISBN 10: 1501330926 Pages: 168 Publication Date: 29 November 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction Part One: Worldly Rhetoric 1. Augustine’s Rhetoric of Self-Destruction 2. The Rhetoric of Consumerism Part Two: Heavenly Rhetoric 3. Augustine’s Eloquent God 4. The Divided Wills of Christian Consumers Part Three: The Mission & Ministry of God’s Rhetoric 5. The Church as a Rhetorical Community 6. God’s Orators Bibliography IndexReviewsMark Clavier's book is a significant piece of work, I hope it is widely read, and that he will continue to work on this. * Education Priest * The book does not require the reader to have read Augustine's work and makes further study easy by referencing in full the many authorities that are quoted. * The Reader Magazine * [A] noteworthy exploration of Augustine in relation to contemporary realities and a significant contribution to Christian approaches to consumer culture. * Augustinian Studies * Clavier's work provides an insightful assessment of a media-embedded culture through the eyes of Saint Augustine. This work would be welcome in any theological library or any institutions with a faith and learning integration component. * Catholic Library World * Mark Clavier's book is a significant piece of work, I hope it is widely read, and that he will continue to work on this. * Education Priest * The book does not require the reader to have read Augustine's work and makes further study easy by referencing in full the many authorities that are quoted. * The Reader Magazine * Clavier's work provides an insightful assessment of a media-embedded culture through the eyes of Saint Augustine. This work would be welcome in any theological library or any institutions with a faith and learning integration component. * Catholic Library World * Mark Clavier's book is a significant piece of work, I hope it is widely read, and that he will continue to work on this. * Education Priest * The book does not require the reader to have read Augustine's work and makes further study easy by referencing in full the many authorities that are quoted. * The Reader Magazine * Mark Clavier's book is a significant piece of work, I hope it is widely read, and that he will continue to work on this. * Education Priest * Author InformationMark Clavier is Residential Dean of Brecon Cathedral in Wales and Chair of the Doctrinal Commission of the Church in Wales, UK. His past publications include Rescuing the Church from Consumerism (2013) and Eloquent Wisdom: Rhetoric, Cosmology, and Delight in the Theology of Augustine of Hippo (2014). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |