“Quaestio de Quaestionibus” that Is the Problem of Rhetorical Questions and Their Functions in the Art of Preaching Cover Image

„Quaestio de quaestionibus”, czyli problem pytań retorycznych i ich funkcji w sztuce kaznodziejskiej
“Quaestio de Quaestionibus” that Is the Problem of Rhetorical Questions and Their Functions in the Art of Preaching

Author(s): Witold Ostafiński
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: rhetorical questions; subjection; communication; dubitation; interrogation; preaching; contemporary homiletics

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to investigate, on the example of several preaching texts, a diversity of functions, types, and variants of rhetorical questions used in contemporary homiletics (subiectio, communicatio, dubitatio, interrogatio), primarily in terms of illocution, including the appropriateness, effectiveness, and adequacy of their use in a specific part of the sermon.

  • Issue Year: 67/2020
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 121-136
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish