The Rhetoric of Faith - Irenaeus and the Structure of the Adversus Haereses

Argues that the structure of Irenaeus's opus magnum, the Adversus Haereses, is the argument of the Adversus Haereses. Scott Moringiello argues that Irenaeus structured his argument around the articles of the faith of the Church and that this structure builds on tropes found in the Greco-Roman rhetorical tradition.

About the author

Scott D. Moringiello is assistant professor of Catholic Studies, DePaul University.

Summary

Argues that the structure of Irenaeus's opus magnum, the Adversus Haereses, is the argument of the Adversus Haereses. Scott Moringiello argues that Irenaeus structured his argument around the articles of the faith of the Church and that this structure builds on tropes found in the Greco-Roman rhetorical tradition.

Product details

• Authors: Scott Moringiello, Scott D Moringiello, Scott D. Moringiello
• Publisher: Catholic univ of america press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9780813232607
• ISBN: 978-0-8132-3260-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Theologie, Christentum, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Apologetics, RELIGION / Christian Theology / History, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Soteriology, Religion - Theology