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title: 'The Nature and Importance of a Natural Rhetoric: An Address, … on the Occasion of His Inauguration to the Chair of Sacred Rhetoric and Pastoral Theology, …'
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authors:
- 'William Greenough Thayer Shedd'
date: 1852-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Preaching'
- 'Pastoral Theology'
- 'Theological Method'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 17'
- 'Matthew 5'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/shedd-1852-the-nature-and-importance-of-a-natural-rhetoric-an-address-on-the-occasion-of-his-inauguration-to-the-chair-of-sacred-rhetoric-and-pastoral-theology
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# The Nature and Importance of a Natural Rhetoric: An Address, … on the Occasion of His Inauguration to the Chair of Sacred Rhetoric and Pastoral Theology, …

Inaugural address advocating a 'natural' rhetoric for preachers: speech must be organic, logically organized and amplifying, modeled on Paul and Demosthenes.

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