Christian theology and tragedy : theologians, tragic literature and tragic theory / edited by Kevin Taylor, Giles Waller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Taylor, T. Kevin.

Waller, Giles.

Series:

Ashgate studies in theology, imagination, and the arts

Ashgate studies in theology, imagination and the arts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tragic, The--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Tragic, The.

Tragedy--History and criticism.

Tragedy.

Theology.

Physical Description:

x, 259 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2011]

Contents:

Part I. Theology and tragic literature. Four biblical characters : in search of a tragedy / Ben Quash

Tragic sacrifice and faith : Abraham and Agamemnon again / Jennifer Wallace

Primo Levi and the tragedy of Dante's Ulysses / Vittorio Montemaggi

'Thee thither in a whirlwind' : tragedy and theology in Shakespeare's Timon of Athens / Robin Kirkpatrick

Part II. Theologians and tragedy. Freedom, fate and sin in Donald MacKinnon's use of tragedy / Giles Waller

Simone Weil : force, tragedy, and grace in Homer's Iliad / Adrian Poole

Hans Urs von Balthasar and Christ the tragic hero / Kevin Taylor

The tragedy is in the pity : C.S. Lewis and the song of the goat / Michael Ward

Part III. Theology engaged with tragic theory. Participating in the tragedy : emplotting the Dionysian in Christian thought / Craig Hovey

Tragedy, contingency and atonement : Waiting for Godot and Jesus of Montreal / Larry D. Bouchard

Sacrifice and the tragic imagination / Douglas Hedley

Tragedy without evasion : attending [to] performances / David S. Cunningham

Conclusion: Tragedy, theology and the discernment of cries / David F. Ford.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780754669401

0754669408

OCLC:

707842399