If God meant to interfere : American literature and the rise of the Christian right / Christopher Douglas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Douglas, Christopher, 1968- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

American fiction.

American fiction--21st century--History and criticism.

Christianity in literature.

Fundamentalism in literature.

Evangelicalism in literature.

Christianity and literature--United States--History.

Christianity and literature.

Christian conservatism--United States--History.

Christian conservatism.

Religious right--United States--History.

Religious right.

History.

United States.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 367 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2016.

Summary:

"Proposes to solve the question of how contemporary American literature has registered--or has failed to register--what is one of the most important cultural paradigm shifts of the postwar period, the astonishing expansion and empowerment of fundamentalist and conservative evangelical and Christianity in the United States"-- Author's university Web page.

Contents:

Multiculturalism, secularization, resurgence

The poisonwood Bible's multicultural graft

Christian multiculturalism in Marilynne Robinson's Gilead

Recapitulation and religious indifference in The plot against America

Thomas Pynchon's prophecy

Science and religion in Carl Sagan's Contact

Evolution and theodicy in Blood meridian

The postmodern gospel according to Dan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781501702112

1501702114

OCLC:

927381695