I was reading the Febuary 2009 issue of the main ecclesial magazine and an article on Headcoverings. It struck me that the style of writing was declarative rather than discursive. It didn’t argue a case, discuss a case, review options, cite other views, use footnotes very much: it just declared its case. The style was: “this is how you should behave”. It got me thinking – does the ecclesial magazine have to be declarative to achieve its aims? I should add I agreed with the conclusion of the said article although it got Paul’s argument in 1 Cor 11 wrong.
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Declarative Writing
March 3, 2009
I was reading the Febuary 2009 issue of the main ecclesial magazine and an article on Headcoverings. It struck me that the style of writing was declarative rather than discursive. It didn’t argue a case, discuss a case, review options, cite other views, use footnotes very much: it just declared its case. The style was: “this is how you should behave”. It got me thinking – does the ecclesial magazine have to be declarative to achieve its aims? I should add I agreed with the conclusion of the said article although it got Paul’s argument in 1 Cor 11 wrong.
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