Specialized, Ecclesial Ideography: The <New Evangelization> in the Catholic Church

• Published in: Michigan academician Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 1 - 21
• Main Authors: Bennett-Carpenter, Benjamin R, McCallion, Michael J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alma Michigan Academy of Science Arts & Letters 22.12.2012; Michigan Academy of Science, Arts & Letters
• Subjects: American literature; Anthropology; Burke, Kenneth (1897-1993); Catholic churches; Culture; Evangelicalism; Evangelism; Ideograms; Ideography; Interest groups; Jargon; Language; Mormonism; Plasticity; Politics; Rhetoric; Studies; United States; United States > US; Michigan

ABSTRACT This article suggests that analysis of ideographs is useful within specialized contexts. The authors analyze the emergence of the <new evangelization> as an ideograph in the Roman Catholic Church at international, national, and local levels – metropolitan Detroit in particular. With i...