RHETORIC AND RELIGION:
REDISCOVERING HOMILETICS AS A SITE OF INVENTIONAL ACTIVITY
Krista M. Carter
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEDICATION..................................................................................................................................i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.............................................................................................................ii
INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITIONS........................................................................................1
CHAPTER ONE: HISTORICAL CONSIDERATIONS: HOW PREACHING ¡°DIVORCED¡±
RHETORIC AND WHY THEY SHOULD RE-ENGAGE EACH OTHER.................................10
CHAPTER TWO: THE THEORETICAL DIVIDE BETWEEN RHETORICAL AND
HOMILETIC INVENTION...........................................................................................................23
CHAPTER THREE: HOMILETICAL INVENTION: INVENTIONAL DEFINITIONS AND
BINARIES IN HOMILETIC TEXTS...........................................................................................45
CHAPTER FOUR: INVENTIONAL MODELS IN HOMILETICS............................................67
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................82
WORKS CITED............................................................................................................................84