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Walter J. Ong

Walter Jackson Ong was an American Jesuit priest, professor of English literature, cultural and religious historian and philosopher. His major interest was in exploring how the transition from orality to literacy influenced culture and changed human consciousness. In 1978 Ong served as elected president of the Modern Language Association of America.

American philosopher and historian (1912–2003)

Born	30 November 1912
Died	12 August 2003

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Orality and Literacy

by Walter J. Ong
First published in 1982 — 24 editions

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Ramus and Talon Inventory: A Short-Title Inventory of the Published Works of Peter Ramus and Omer Talon in Their Orignal and in Their Variously Altered Forms

by Walter J. Ong First published in 1958 — 9 editions

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The barbarian within: and other fugitive essays and studies.

by Walter J. Ong
First published in 1962 — 8 editions
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The presence of the word: some prolegomena for cultural and religious history

by Walter J. Ong
First published in 1967 — 8 editions

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Knowledge and the future of man: an international symposium.

by Walter J. Ong
First published in 1968 — 7 editions
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Ramus, method, and the decay of dialogue: from the art of discourse to the art of reason

by Walter J. Ong
First published in 1958 — 7 editions

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Darwin's vision and Christian perspectives: [papers]

by Walter J. Ong First published in 1960 — 6 editions
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American Catholic crossroads: religious-secular encounters in the modern world

by Walter J. Ong First published in 1959 — 6 editions
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Frontiers in American Catholicism: essays on ideology and culture.

by Walter J. Ong First published in 1957 — 5 editions
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Interfaces of the word: studies in the evolution of consciousness and culture

by Walter J. Ong First published in 1977 — 5 editions

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Fighting for Life: Contest, Sexuality, and Consciousness

by Walter J. Ong First published in 1981 — 4 editions

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Rhetoric, romance, and technology: studies in the interaction of expression and culture

by Walter J. Ong First published in 1971 — 4 editions

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In the human grain: further explorations of contemporary culture

by Walter J. Ong First published in 1967 — 3 editions
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Hopkins, the self, and God

by Walter J. Ong First published in 1986 — 3 editions

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Language As Hermeneutic: A Primer on the Word and Digitization

by Walter J. Ong, Thomas D. Zlatic, Sara van den Berg, and Sara van den Berg First published in 2018 — 3 editions

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Fighting for life: contest, sexuality, and consciousness

by Walter J. Ong First published in 1981 — 2 editions

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Faith and contexts

by Walter J. Ong, Farrell Thomas J., Thomas J. Farrell, and Paul A. Soukup First published in 1992 — 2 editions
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Retrouver la parole

by Walter J. Ong First published in 1971 — 1 edition

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Sozlu ve Yazili Kultur

by Walter J. Ong First published in 1999 — 1 edition

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An Ong reader: challenges for further inquiry

by Walter J. Ong First published in 2002 — 1 edition

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American philosopher and historian (1912–2003)

Born	30 November 1912
Died	12 August 2003

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OLID: OL672596A
GoodReads: 95588
ISNI: 0000000108745523
Library of Congress Names: n50002997
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV007261
VIAF: 17239726
Wikidata: Q722347
Inventaire.io: wd:Q722347

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Walter, S.J. Ong
S.J., Walter J. Ong
Walter J Ong
Walter Jackson Ong
Walter Ong
Ong, S.J., Walter
Ong, Walter Walter J.
Ong, Walter J. , Ed.
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