The Christian literary imagination / edited by Michael Scott, Michael J. Collins.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Scott, Michael, editor.

Collins, Michael J., editor.

Series:

Series in philosophy of religion.

Series in philosophy of religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian literature--History and criticism.

Christian literature.

Belief and doubt in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Wilmington, Delaware : Vernon Press, [2024]

Summary:

What is the Christian literary imagination? That question was put to the writers who have contributed to this collection of essays. They were asked, in answering it, to choose and write about a work of literature that seemed to them to illustrate one of the varied ways in which the Christian imagination sees the world, to define by example the meaning of the term. A variety of beliefs (or indeed unbeliefs) are expressed by the contributors and authors they selected to discuss. But what the essays have in common is an inquiry into the nature of belief and the means by which the reader's imagination can itself be stirred through the work of the author under discussion. The book is structured chronologically, with essays on literature ranging from Anglo-Saxon England to 21st-Century America, but the contributors show a freedom of movement and reference across the centuries in their essays, sometimes deliberately juxtaposing the historical with the contemporary. What emerges from the collection is a shared inquiry into the enduring Christian vision of God's engagement with the world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Scott, Michael The Christian Literary Imagination [PDF]

ISBN:

9798881900540

OCLC:

1450835246