In a Vision of the Night : Job, Cormac Mccarthy, and the Challenge of Chaos / Philip S. Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Philip S. (Philip Strephon), 1973- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hope.

Hope--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Bible. Job--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

McCarthy, Cormac, 1933-2023.

McCarthy, Cormac.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Employs a thematic reading of Cormac McCarthy's works to explore themes of creation, chaos, purpose, and theodicy in the book of Job"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title Page, Title Page, Copyright, Dedication, Epigraph

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction: True Words in Literature

1. Of Darkness and Definition: Not the Why but the How

2. The Fruitlessness of Philosophical Theodicy: An Untamable God

3. The Decentering of the Human Subject: Anthropocentric Impotence

4. The Looming Threat of Chaos: An Unpredictable Creation

5. The Possibility of Hope: Between the Idealized and the Real

6. Of Theodicy and Transformation: McCarthy as Theologian

Notes

Bibliography

Author Index

Subject Index

Scripture Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781481315982

1481315986

OCLC:

1268543523