As Christianity became the main focus of Medieval Europe the ways of the judicial world fell to the wayside. Rhetoric being as flexible as it is was able to adapt to include the Christian way. Due to the works that were available rhetoric of Medieval Europe was influenced more by Rome than Greece. Rhetoric was placed in the realm of the Church despite the misgiving of pagan practices. Rhetoric was extended to include moving a congregation in Church to believe an idea. Rhetoric could also be utilized to locate truth in the Christian writings. Augustine fixed his teaching problem by saying those who did not believe in God should not have rhetoric. The topical system was grown by Boethius. Boethius had a very surface level rhetoric procedure which was reflected in the smothering of the government. Rhetoric came to include being the art of preaching, letter writing, and poetry. This goes with the way Christianity was growing at this time and handwritten letters were a major cultural subject. Rhetoric is flexible again by including letters. Rhetoric fell in some spots due to the new way of life but it also grew.

In Ireland, Christianity enters along with mostly Saint Patrick near the times of the Celts. the places of Christianity were utilized for education and art. When the Celts brought religion it played into the lyrical and mythical rhetoric of Ireland.

HR: Ireland and the Irish, “Rhetoric of Myth, Magic, and Conversion: A Prolegomena to Ancient Irish Rhetoric”, my research and project, ePortfolio and its system aids, Word and its system aids, Canvas, Class, Assignment, Syllabus, Herrick, Instructor

Cecelia E. Ivey