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The books that made us : deconstructing the modern Christian classics / Rebecca Bratten Weiss.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bratten Weiss, Rebecca, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bratten Weiss, Rebecca.
- Christianity and literature--History--20th century.
- Christianity and literature.
- Christianity and literature--Catholic Church--History--20th century.
- Christian fiction--History and criticism.
- Christian fiction.
- Christian authors--Religion.
- Christian authors.
- Christianity and literature--Religious aspects.
- Christianity and literature--History and criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 248 pages.)
- Other Title:
- Deconstructing the modern Christian classics
- Place of Publication:
- Maryknoll, NY : Orbis Books, [2025]
- Contents:
- Part 1. Our problematic Christian literary landscape.
- The books that made us - and marred us
- Deconstructing the imagination
- Part 2.
- Revisiting the classics.
- G. K. Chesterton
- T. S. Eliot
- Dorothy Sayers
- Evelyn Waugh
- Graham Greene
- C. S. Lewis
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Flannery O’Connor
- Walker Percy
- Part 3. Tactics for reading.
- How we read matters ; A critical toolkit [Rules for reading]
- So why read these books?
- Conclusion: Let’s do better.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-245).
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Bratten Weiss, Rebecca. Books that made us
- ISBN:
- 9798888660973 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40033017527
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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