Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 3488
Email: rmccormick@apu.edu
Ray McCormick, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Communication Studies
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Profile
Ray McCormick, PhD., has been serving Azusa Pacific University and the Department of Communication Studies for over twenty years, teaching rhetorical theory, communication theory, rhetorical criticism, and senior seminar. His areas of research center on the junction of religious discourse, rhetorical theory, and argumentation with emphasis on evangelism, apologetics, preaching, and cultural engagement. He is active in the National Communication Association as well as the Religious Communication Association.
Education
Ph.D. – University of Southern California
M.Div. – Reformed Theological Seminary
M.A. – California State University, Long Beach
B.A. - California State University, Long Beach
M.Div. – Reformed Theological Seminary
M.A. – California State University, Long Beach
B.A. - California State University, Long Beach
Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Presentations
McCormick, Ray. "The Role of Biblical Tests in Disputes of Authority, Apologetics, and Social Order," presentede at the Religious Communication Association, San Antonio
McCormick, Ray. "Reaching Out From the Pulpit: Four Noteworthy Preachers Test the Generic Constraints of the Sermon," presented at the Religious Communication Association, Miami
McCormick, Ray. "James Henley Thornwell and the Metaphysical Confederacy: The Dysfunctional Relationship of Theology and a Proslavery Society," presented at the Religious Communication Association, Boston
McCormick, Ray. "Evangelism, Apologetics, and Reconstitutive Rhetoric: A Search for a Point of Contact and Identification," presented at the National Communication Association, Chicago.
McCormick, Ray. "Creating the 'New Persona': Constituting and Reconstituting a Christian Rhetoric," presented at the the National Communication Association, Miami
McCormick, Ray. "The Role of Biblical Tests in Disputes of Authority, Apologetics, and Social Order," presentede at the Religious Communication Association, San Antonio
McCormick, Ray. "Reaching Out From the Pulpit: Four Noteworthy Preachers Test the Generic Constraints of the Sermon," presented at the Religious Communication Association, Miami
McCormick, Ray. "James Henley Thornwell and the Metaphysical Confederacy: The Dysfunctional Relationship of Theology and a Proslavery Society," presented at the Religious Communication Association, Boston
McCormick, Ray. "Evangelism, Apologetics, and Reconstitutive Rhetoric: A Search for a Point of Contact and Identification," presented at the National Communication Association, Chicago.
McCormick, Ray. "Creating the 'New Persona': Constituting and Reconstituting a Christian Rhetoric," presented at the the National Communication Association, Miami
Professional Involvement and Accomplishments
Associations, Boards, Committees
National Communication Association
Religious Communication Association
Member of the Independent California College and University Faculty Association
National Communication Association
Religious Communication Association
Member of the Independent California College and University Faculty Association
Expertise
Argumentation
Religious Discourse
Rhetorical Theory
Courses Taught
Public Communication (COMM 111)
Introduction to Communication Studies (COMM 201)
Rhetorical Theory (COMM 302)
Communication Theory (COMM 303)
Senior Seminar: Ethics in Human Communication (COMM 496)
Introduction to Communication Studies (COMM 201)
Rhetorical Theory (COMM 302)
Communication Theory (COMM 303)
Senior Seminar: Ethics in Human Communication (COMM 496)
Note: This information is current for the 2008-09 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
