Skills For Rhetoric Student Book

Skills For Rhetoric Student Book
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Skills For Rhetoric Student Book (Broadman & Holman Literature)

Description of James Stobaugh, author of Skills For Rhetoric Student Book:

Where is a modern Jonathan Edwards? A modern C.S. Lewis? Good thinking and good speaking, according to Dr. Stobaugh, may indeed redeem the church of today from both the overzealous and the skeptic. It is his belief, that through the acquiring of strong rhetorical skills, Christendom will be able to regain the intellectual and spiritual high ground so grievously lost. Without rhetoric, Christians have no tools to engage modern culture. Greek philosophers believed that a democracy demands a responsible, well-considered rhetoric. Dr. Stobaugh also believes that rhetoric is at the heart of apologetics, a systematic argumentative discourse in defense of Christianity. "It is my prayer that these courses will ultimately prepare your students to think apologetically." says Stobaugh. Basing this course upon this premise, this book attempts to equip this generation of students to dutifully follow the laws of grammar, logic, and communication needed to intellectually explain and to describe. Students will learn: to write cogent, inspired essays with minimal errors; to effectively present informative, well-argued speeches; and to discuss the concepts with others. Every lesson includes a suggested planning paradigm/format that the parent/teacher will find most helpful. For ages 13-19.