Exam 6: Rhetoric in Christian Europe

When Augustine taught as a professor of rhetoric in Milan, the rhetoric he taught was based on Cicero and the Second Sophistic, emphasizing delivery and style over substance.

What particular persuasive function did Robert Basevorn assert that the art of preaching ought to perform?

Describe the uses of rhetoric by Christian educators and preachers in the medieval period. What, according to Augustine, were the various Christian uses of rhetoric? What aspect of classical rhetoric did Boethius emphasize in his presentation of rhetoric? What was the principal goal of the art of preaching, according to Robert Basevorn? What was "thematic preaching"?

Provide the term for the following definitions: -A teaching method in which the structure of a sentence was varied so as to discover its most pleasing form.

Augustine attempted to use rhetoric within Christian culture for two purposes: modus inveniendi, which was the means of finding material for understanding Scripture, while _________________ was the means of expressing the ideas found in Scripture.

Which rhetorical form is Catherine of Siena best known for having employed?