Date
4-2010
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Chair
Cecil V Kramer
Primary Subject Area
Mass Communications; Religion, General
Keywords
Beth Moore, Biblical Womanhood, Christian Women, Fantasy Theme Analysis, Rhetorical Vision, Women's Roles
Disciplines
Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication
Recommended Citation
Pressley, April Nicole, "Discovering the Vision in Beth Moore's "Breaking Free" Message: Applying Bormann's Fantasy Theme Analysis to Evaluate the Message" (2010). Masters Theses. 122.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/masters/122
Abstract
Beth Moore, Christian speaker and author, has become a prominent figure in Christian circles. She ministers to over a million people a year with her messages. Breaking Free is her "life message." This project analyzes 6 of 11 messages from Breaking Free. Using Bormann's Fantasy Theme Analysis, seven fantasies emerged from the messages, which yielded a rhetorical vision that describes what Beth Moore believes a woman should be like after hearing her message. After that analysis, the fantasies where compared to evangelical Christian doctrine. That analysis determined that Moore's underlying message is valid and acceptable to the Christian audience she is trying to minister too.
