The Ethos of Rhetoric and Thomas Merton’s “Letters to a White Liberal”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21581372 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth S Zagacki (corresponding author), Kenneth Zagacki, Religious Communication Association |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 5-23 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Communication and Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0894-2838 |
| Publisher | Philosophy Documentation Center (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5840/jcr20214437 |
| OpenAlex | W4393135093 |
| Language | EN |
Thomas Merton’s “Letters to a White Liberal” identified “dwelling places” in which his readers could engage the struggle for civil rights as part of a larger theological and political confrontation with evil in the world. They revealed this struggle as a “kairotic” moment and demonstrated how an ethos of rhetoric informed by Christian principles and liberal ideals enabled readers to overcome racial oppression. Merton’s ethos of rhetoric continues to serve as a clarion call for white liberals and Christians to transform the ongoing struggle for racial justice into a form of religious and socio-political redemption
Environmental ethics · Ethos · Political science · Rhetoric · Sociology · Theology · Flannery O'Connor and Thomas Merton · Law · Philosophy · Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education
| Highly cited | No |
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