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Jesuit Rhetoric

The phrase Eloquentia Perfecta was aimed to produce a Christian version of a classical ideal speaker, one who is good in writing and presenting for the common good. This has remained the Jesuit goal over the last three and a half centuries. It has evolved from teaching, preaching, running missions as well as hearing confessions and while their teachings have stayed fairly similar, it was their phrasing which changed the most in order to be better heard by their readers. American schools are trying to revitalize tradition for rhetoric in relation to core curriculum. There is a new focus on combining written and oral rhetoric, speaking and listening with writing and reading. Media is becoming the biggest way to receive messages across the world, but it is also one of the greatest mediators. Jesuit schools are also engaging literacy with other forms of expression such as the new digital revolution and new media technologies which are visual, aural, kinesthetic, and verbal (Clarke, K. and O’Malley, J. 2013. 1-2). The Ratio Studiorum (link to wikipedia page) of 1599 gave a set of rules for professors of rhetoric which talks about grade and what one should expect for how to get the most out of their class.

Eloquentia perfecta in Jesuit colleges

There are 189 Jesuit institutions, with 28 being in the United States. The first Jesuit school opened in 1548 in Messina, Sicily. Since then, the Jesuit higher education system has continued to commit itself to service, leadership, academic excellence, and caring for the person as a whole. Three terms, rhetoric, oratory, and eloquence can sometimes be confused with one another so to define the three will help set up boundaries between them. Rhetoric is can be described as the way one arranges and expresses a thought in a way to adapt and influence someone else's mind. Oratory is a separate division within rhetoric in which content is expressed verbally. Eloquence is an expression of strong emotion that is presented in a way to bring up similar emotions in others. Jesuit rhetoric is often presented with strong emotions which is something that has come from the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises. It is important to know that a perfect orator is also dependent of the safety and welfare of the whole community and not only on the individuals dignity (Mailloux, S. 2013. 3. 6. 1-5). In 1814, there was a official restoration of the society which the phrase eloquentia perfecta lived through. A type of eloquence not often talked about is the heroic. This term combines human skill and divine inspiration which has come from informed thinking, moral discernment, and civic responsibility (Mailloux, S. 2013. 3. 6. 1-5).

Ignation Pedagogy

The Eloquentia based Ignation Pedagogy is aimed at educating the whole person. They integrate eloquence and critical thinking with moral discernment. Teaching methods and content being put out should be modeled on the institutional embeddedness of the first Jesuit ministries which were created post Vatican II with their emphasis on verbal dialogue and written conversation. Schools should strive to encompass what makes Jesuit education distinctive and incorporate rhetoric tradition in all historically rich aspects (Clarke, K. and O’Malley, J. 2013. 1-2). True eloquence was thought to only exist when one was the perfect orator as the good person speaking well.

Suggestions were to combine my Eloquentia perfecta piece with Abigail's which we plan on talking over and doing in class on Wednesday.

Cleaned up some confusion in Ignation Pedagogy.

Link to Ratio Studiorum Wikipedia page to give the reader more insight that I may not be able to provide.