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"And man shall have dominion over the earth": rhetorical modifications in environmental discourse for Evangelicals
| dc.creator | Wuensche, Kristi Dawn | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-07T22:47:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-06-07T22:47:33Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1996 | |
| dc.date.issued | 1996 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1996-THESIS-W843 | |
| dc.description | Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item. | en |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references. | en |
| dc.description | Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | "And Man Shall Have Dominion Over the Earth": Rhetorical Evangelical Christians are not typically associated with mainstream environmentalism. This thesis examines the mythical traditions underpinning the efforts by some Evangelicals to re-discover the biblical mandate for creation care. This thesis explains the messages from an Evangelical environmental conference called EarthCare '95 using a method called "mytheme analysis." It explicates the themes that Evangelicals use to foster identification with other Evangelicals while challenging them to consider caring for creation. For example, conference presenters challenged the audience to view creation care as a way to worship Christ the Savior, as a mandate that is biblically derived, and as an opportunity to witness to the secular world. This thesis explains and evaluates the conference messages for their rhetorical ability to resonate with Evangelicals. | en |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Texas A&M University | |
| dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries in 2008. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
| dc.subject | speech communication. | en |
| dc.subject | Major speech communication. | en |
| dc.title | "And man shall have dominion over the earth": rhetorical modifications in environmental discourse for Evangelicals | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | speech communication | en |
| thesis.degree.name | M.A. | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
| dc.type.material | text | en |
| dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
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