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St. Catherine of Siena: Vocation as Engaged Scholarship

Abstract

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The driving question of this project is: "How is St. Catherine of Siena an exemplar of engaged communication scholarship?" This project covers five essential facets of communicative inquiry into a deeper understanding of St. Catherine of Siena and her embodiment of engaged communication scholarship. The five areas trace her life from its historical context to its most personal revelations to her lived engagements with others. In the first chapter, the inquiry into St. Catherine of Siena begins with how she is understood by others for her knowledge and impact. Chapter Two assesses the historical moment in which St. Catherine of Siena lived. In Chapter Three, St. Catherine of Siena, both the person and her life, is explored focusing on her participation in society from her birth in 1347 to her death in 1380. Chapter Four examines St. Catherine of Siena's work, The Dialogue, which contains four treatises including: (1) "A Treatise of Divine Providence;" (2) "A Treatise of Discretion;" (3)

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
PhD
Level thesis:degree_level
Immediate Access
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Communication and Rhetorical Studies
Year dc:date.available
2012

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • McDowell, Christina
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Ronald C. Arnett
  • Calvin L. Troup
  • Janie Harden Fritz

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
English

Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/905
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-1921

Chain of custody

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Last updated
2026-07-24
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citation

McDowell, Christina. St. Catherine of Siena: Vocation as Engaged Scholarship. Immediate Access thesis, 2012. https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/905