James A. Herrick, Ph.D. The Guy VanderJagt Professor of Communication herrick@hope.edu Specialty Areas: Rhetoric, Argumentation

Dr. Herrick began his teaching career at Hope College in 1984, after attaining his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. His BA was issued by California State University in 1976, and the University of California awarded his MA in 1979. Dr. Herrick served as chair of the Hope College Department of Communication from 1993-2003. He is the 2007 recipient of the Ruth and John Reed Faculty Achievement Award.

Dr. Herrick's Curriculum Vitae

Courses instructed by Dr. Herrick include:

FYS. Science Fiction: Stories as Persuasive Messages
FYS. Public Thinking
SENIOR SEMINAR. Worldviews and New Spiritual Movements
COMM 160. Analytic Skills in Communication
COMM 260. Rhetoric and Public Culture
COMM 460. Rhetorical and Communication Theory

Recent publications by Dr. Herrick include:

• Scientific Mythologies: How Science and Science Fiction Forge New Religious Beliefs (InterVarsity Press, 2008)
• The Making of the New Spirituality (InterVarsity Press, 2003)
• Radical Rhetoric of English Deists (Univ. of South Carolina Press, 1997)
• The History and Theory of Rhetoric, 3rd Edition (Allyn & Bacon, 2005)
• Argumentation: Understanding and Shaping Arguments (Strata, 2007)
• Critical Thinking (1990)

Essays and Editorials written by Dr. Herrick