Author

About the Author
Dr. Johanna Hartelius is Associate Professor of Rhetoric in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of The Rhetoric of Expertise (Lexington, 2011) and the forthcoming book The Gifting Logos: Expertise in the Digital Commons (University of California Press, 2020). When she's not explaining to Crackers and Grape Juice that rhetoric means something other than ornamentation and lies, she teaches graduate and undergraduate classes and tries to raise two little humans. Johanna is the host of You're Not Accepted.

Episode 13 – Gnosticism

In this episode Dr. Johanna, Teer, and Jason discuss one of the earliest heresies in Christianity. What you may not know is that this heresy is still alive and strong today.

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Episode 12 – Faith

Fides Qua Creditur OR Fides Qude Creidtur?

Faith by which we believe or faith which we believe?

Dr. Johanna tells you what ‘faith’ means and why you need to know it to speak Christian better.

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Episode 11 – Face

Seeking the face of God? Let God’s face shine upon you?

What does that even mean?

Dr. Johanna tells you what ‘face’ means and why you need to know it to speak Christian better.

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Episode 10 – Eunuch

Dr. Johanna tells us why Eunuchs are important and why you need to know about them to be a better Christian.

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Episode 9 – Epiclesis

Moving into the E’s, Dr. Johanna defines ‘epiclesis’ and Jason and Teer attempt to tell you why you should care about it.

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Episode 8 – Disciple

“Go and make disciples of all nations,” is a phrase every Christian should be familiar with. Before we can go and make we need to first know what we are making.

What is a disciple?

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Episode 7 – Doxa

Doxology reveals the fallacy of letting kids choose whether or not they want to be a part of the church. 

Do you need a reference to the Holy Trinity for a doxology to truly be a doxology? Does each person of the Holy Trinity need to be referenced?…

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Episode 6 – Catechism

Catechism is a word used in churches annually with little thought to the meaning or practice. What does catechism really mean and in understanding the word can we do it better?

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Episode 5 – Cruce Salus

Johanna, Jason, and Teer discuss why ‘Cruce Salus’ is important and why you should know this so you can speak Christian better.

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Episode 4 – Blessing

What does it mean to be blessed or be a blessing? Does it involving praying for a new Benz or are blessings something else?

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