Born again : romanticism and fundamentalism / Jeffrey Champlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Champlin, Jeffrey, author.

Series:

German and European studies ; 58.

German and European studies ; 58

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--18th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

English literature--19th century--History and criticism.

German literature--18th century--History and criticism.

German literature.

German literature--19th century--History and criticism.

Romanticism.

Fundamentalism in literature.

Evangelicalism in literature.

Imagination in literature.

Evangelical Revival.

romanticism (form of expression).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 187 pages)

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2025]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Born Again examines the deep historical roots of fundamentalism in Protestantism and the imaginative traditions of Romantic literature. It explores how the resurgence of fundamentalist thought within "born again" Christianity seeks to repress the trauma of modernity through the belief that the world must be radically transformed to align with a divine standard. By analysing the logic of this repression, the book reveals an alternative vision: a "revivalist rebirth" that offers a new ethical imperative to creatively shape the world in collaboration with others. Thinkers such as Immanuel Kant, Percy Shelley, and Friedrich Schlegel are central to the analysis, as are the literary works Faust and Frankenstein. Jeffrey Champlin illustrates how a revivalist imagination challenges blind faith, presenting figures of life reawakened to conscious moral and political engagement. Engaging with Arendt's politics of natality and Derrida's ethics of survival, Born Again offers pathways to reimagine a world that confronts the profound losses fueling fundamentalist ideologies, making it a timely and thought-provoking exploration for contemporary readers."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter One. The Fundamentalist Imaginary

Chapter Two. Rebirth of the Modern Subject

Chapter Three. Born Again: Kant's Symbolic Imperative

Chapter Four. Faust's Fundamentalism and Revivalist Flesh

Chapter Five. Frankenstein: Reviving the Promise of Lastness

Chapter Six. Politics for Deficient Beings

Conclusion. Activist Aesthetics

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed on January 8, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Champlin, Jeffrey. Born again.

ISBN:

148755382X

9781487553838

1487553838

9781487553821

OCLC:

1513213411

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