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Reinhold Niebuhr's Ethics Of Rhetoric, Joseph E. Rhodes
Reinhold Niebuhr's Ethics Of Rhetoric, Joseph E. Rhodes
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation explores the writings of the American public intellectual and theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971). My project is a unique contribution to Niebuhrian studies in that I approach these works from the perspective of a rhetorical theorist. My intention is to parse from Niebuhr’s editorial commentaries, his philosophical inquiries and lectures, his theological treatises, and his sermonic essays an specifically “Niebuhrian ethics of rhetoric.” In order to accomplish this task I investigate the rhetorical situation Niebuhr was embedded in and to which he was responding to at the turn of the twentieth century. Part of the analysis of his rhetorical …
Impact Of Religion And Religious Differences On Political And Economic Cooperation Between Countries, Betul Dicle
Impact Of Religion And Religious Differences On Political And Economic Cooperation Between Countries, Betul Dicle
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Studies on economic and political cooperation of countries generally focus on the effects of factors such as geographical proximity, political regime type, and the different fiscal and monetary policies, among others. The impact of religious affiliation, however, stayed mainly as theory. The clash between and/or within religions had important proponents. We provide evidence that religion can have economic union effects. We evaluate whether there is historic economic polarization and whether religions have group dynamics similar to economic unions. Economic convergence, causation and trade cooperation are commonly reported for economic unions. Do these effects exist for countries with the same religion? …