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Reflections and Projections on American Feminism and Culture: An Interview with Gloria Steinem

by Susan Trollinger Gloria Steinem speaks at a rally in New York on Dec. 9, 1975. Image by Robert Walker for The New York Times. via CNN. In the spring of 1995, I received my PhD in rhetoric and communication from the University of Pittsburgh. That summer, I moved to...

The 1837 Debate on Roman Catholicism between Bishop John Purcell and Alexander Campbell: The World Is Large Enough for Us All

An Interview with Herbie Miller by William Trollinger Cover image of The 1837 Debate on Roman Catholicism between Bishop John Purcell and Alexander Campbell: The World is Large Enough for Us All (2025, Bloomsbury Publishing) Herbie Miller is Senior Pastor of the...

Klandamentalism: Bob Jones at the Intersection of Revivalism, Politics, and White Supremacy

An Interview with Camille Kaminski Lewis by William Trollinger Camille Kaminski Lewis is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. She holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University in Rhetorical Studies with a minor in...

Dancing with Metaphors in the Pulpit: An Interview with Rodney Kennedy

by William Trollinger Rodney Kennedy has his M.Div from New Orleans Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Louisiana State University. He pastored the First Baptist Church of Dayton (OH) – which is an American Baptist Church – for 13 years, after which he...

Politics and Religion

by Rodney Kennedy Rodney Kennedy has his M.Div from New Orleans Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Louisiana State University. He pastored the First Baptist Church of Dayton (OH) – which is an American Baptist Church – for 13 years, after which he...

The Bitter Heart of Martha-Ann Alito: How the Meaning of Signs Change

by Tucker James Hoffmann  Tucker James Hoffmann is a graduate student at the University of Georgia in the Rhetorical Studies program housed in the school of Communication Studies. During his undergraduate tenure at the University of Dayton, Tucker worked closely...