Ethical persuasion involves learning to talk like a grown-up. Or, put in another way, unethical persuasion involves acting childish, putting our self-interests first.
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Quentin J. Schultze. Christianity and the Mass Media in America: Toward a Democratic Accommodation. East Lansing, Mich.: Michigan State University Press, 2003. viii+430 pp. (hardbound) $84.95, ISBN 0-87013-696-8.
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In the beginning was the Word. (John 1:1).
For communication scholars, that seems like a good place to begin, in the beginning with the Word. This is the logos, the expression of an idea. According to the Apostle John, the logos was worked out through the incarnation and is the root and life of our faith. God is expressing himself, communicating his character and his plan, revealing his glory. He does this effectively and relentlessly, as the God who speaks to us, listens to us, and even argues with us.
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