Joseph R. Blaney is professor of communication and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Illinois State University.

Blaney and his assembled authors provide an adroit, incisive and insightful analysis of the myriad dimensions of Pope Francis and his evangelical message for the Catholic Church. From his social media presence to his social policy commentary, this book eloquently adds to our understanding of religious rhetoric and the importance of message fidelity and ecumenical messaging in promoting the faith to believers and nonbelievers alike. This belongs on the shelf for all scholars of religious studies.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction : Pope Francis: An Open Book for Increasingly Closed MindsJoseph R. BlaneyPart I: MessageChapter 1: Navigating through Ecclesiastical Landmines: Pope Francis’ Rhetoric in a Church on the Verge of Civil WarAnthony M. WachsChapter 2: ‘We Have Defaulted on a Promissory Note’: Pope Francis I’s Concatenate Circulation during His 2015 Visit to the United StatesSara A. Mehltretter DruryChapter 3: Building a Future of Freedom: Pope Francis’s Mobilization of Diverse Prophetic Rhetorical Traditions in His Address to CongressDaniel P. OvertonChapter 4: Pope Francis, Twitter, and Collective Identity: Religious Branding of CrisisAlison N. Novak and M. Olguta VilceanuChapter 5: Pope Francis’ Environmental Messaging and Moral Foundations of ‘Care/Harm’ in Environmental CrisesMary Beth DelineChapter 6: Has Anyone Wept?’ Pope Francis at Lampedusa: Migration, Indifference, and Pastoral Pastiche as Equipment for ForgivingChristopher J.

Joseph R. Blaney is professor of communication and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Illinois State University.

Blaney and his assembled authors provide an adroit, incisive and insightful analysis of the myriad dimensions of Pope Francis and his evangelical message for the Catholic Church. From his social media presence to his social policy commentary, this book eloquently adds to our understanding of religious rhetoric and the importance of message fidelity and ecumenical messaging in promoting the faith to believers and nonbelievers alike. This belongs on the shelf for all scholars of religious studies.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction : Pope Francis: An Open Book for Increasingly Closed MindsJoseph R. BlaneyPart I: MessageChapter 1: Navigating through Ecclesiastical Landmines: Pope Francis’ Rhetoric in a Church on the Verge of Civil WarAnthony M. WachsChapter 2: ‘We Have Defaulted on a Promissory Note’: Pope Francis I’s Concatenate Circulation during His 2015 Visit to the United StatesSara A. Mehltretter DruryChapter 3: Building a Future of Freedom: Pope Francis’s Mobilization of Diverse Prophetic Rhetorical Traditions in His Address to CongressDaniel P. OvertonChapter 4: Pope Francis, Twitter, and Collective Identity: Religious Branding of CrisisAlison N. Novak and M. Olguta VilceanuChapter 5: Pope Francis’ Environmental Messaging and Moral Foundations of ‘Care/Harm’ in Environmental CrisesMary Beth DelineChapter 6: Has Anyone Wept?’ Pope Francis at Lampedusa: Migration, Indifference, and Pastoral Pastiche as Equipment for ForgivingChristopher J.

Joseph R. Blaney is professor of communication and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Illinois State University.

Blaney and his assembled authors provide an adroit, incisive and insightful analysis of the myriad dimensions of Pope Francis and his evangelical message for the Catholic Church. From his social media presence to his social policy commentary, this book eloquently adds to our understanding of religious rhetoric and the importance of message fidelity and ecumenical messaging in promoting the faith to believers and nonbelievers alike. This belongs on the shelf for all scholars of religious studies.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction : Pope Francis: An Open Book for Increasingly Closed MindsJoseph R. BlaneyPart I: MessageChapter 1: Navigating through Ecclesiastical Landmines: Pope Francis’ Rhetoric in a Church on the Verge of Civil WarAnthony M. WachsChapter 2: ‘We Have Defaulted on a Promissory Note’: Pope Francis I’s Concatenate Circulation during His 2015 Visit to the United StatesSara A. Mehltretter DruryChapter 3: Building a Future of Freedom: Pope Francis’s Mobilization of Diverse Prophetic Rhetorical Traditions in His Address to CongressDaniel P. OvertonChapter 4: Pope Francis, Twitter, and Collective Identity: Religious Branding of CrisisAlison N. Novak and M. Olguta VilceanuChapter 5: Pope Francis’ Environmental Messaging and Moral Foundations of ‘Care/Harm’ in Environmental CrisesMary Beth DelineChapter 6: Has Anyone Wept?’ Pope Francis at Lampedusa: Migration, Indifference, and Pastoral Pastiche as Equipment for ForgivingChristopher J.