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Author | : Paul Cavill |
Publisher | : Zondervan Academic |
Total Pages | : 513 |
Release | : 2009-08-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0310861357 |
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Features:• Wide chronological coverage of English literature, especially texts found in the Norton, Oxford, Blackwell and other standard anthologies• Short, punchy essays that engage with the texts, the critics, and literary and social issues• Background and survey articles• Glossaries of Bible themes, images and narratives• Annotated bibliography and questions for class discussion or personal reflection• Scholarly yet accessible, jargon-free approach – ideal for school and university students, book groups and general readersCreated for readers who may be unfamiliar with the Bible, church history or theological development, it offers an understanding of Christianity’s key concepts, themes, images and characters as they relate to English literature up to the present day.
Author | : David Lyle Jeffrey |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 1000 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780802836342 |
Download A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Over 15 years in the making, an unprecedented one-volume reference work. Many of today's students and teachers of literature, lacking a familiarity with the Bible, are largely ignorant of how Biblical tradition has influenced and infused English literature through the centuries. An invaluable research tool. Contains nearly 800 encyclopedic articles written by a distinguished international roster of 190 contributors. Three detailed annotated bibliographies. Cross-references throughout.
Author | : David Lyle Jeffrey |
Publisher | : InterVarsity Press |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2011-02-28 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780830868407 |
Download Christianity and Literature Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"What has Jesus Christ to do with English literature?" ask David Lyle Jeffrey and Gregory Maillet in this insightful survey. First and foremost, they reply, many of the world's best authors of literature in English were formed--for better or worse--by the Christian tradition. Then too, many of the most recognized aesthetic literary forms derive from biblical exemplars. And finally, many great works of literature demand of readers evaluative judgments of the good, the true and the beautiful that can only rightly be understood within a Christian worldview. In this book Jeffrey and Maillet offer a feast of theoretical and practical discernment. After an examination of literature and truth, theological aesthetics, and the literary character of the Bible, they turn to a brief survey of literature from medieval times to the present, highlighting distinctively Christian themes and judgments. In a concluding chapter they suggest a path for budding literary critics through the current state of literary studies. Here is a must-read for all who are interested in a Christian perspective on literary studies.
Author | : Terry W. Glaspey |
Publisher | : Harvest House Pub |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 1996-01-01 |
Genre | : Best books. |
ISBN | : 9781565073562 |
Download Great Books of the Christian Tradition Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Recommends both religious writings and books that reflect Christian values, and lists books suited to discussion groups and sharing with children
Author | : George Pattison |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2001-09-06 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 0521782783 |
Download Dostoevsky and the Christian Tradition Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Dostoevsky is one of Russia's greatest novelists and a major influence in modern debates about religion, both in Russia and the West. This collection brings together Western and Russian perspectives on the issues raised by the religious element in his work. The aim of this collection is not to abstract Dostoevsky's religious 'teaching' from his literary works, but to explore the interaction between his Christian faith and his writing. The essays cover such topics as temptation, grace and law, Dostoevsky's use of the gospels and hagiography, Trinitarianism, and the Russian tradition of the veneration of icons, as well as reading aloud, and dialogism. In addition to an exploration of the impact of the Christian tradition on Dostoevsky's major novels, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov, there are also discussions of lesser-known works such as The Landlady and A Little Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree.
Author | : Charles D. Wright |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 1993-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0521419093 |
Download The Irish Tradition in Old English Literature Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Charles Wright identifies the characteristic features of Irish Christian literature which influenced Anglo-Saxon vernacular authors. As a full-length study of Irish influence on Old English religious literature, the book will appeal to scholars in Old English literature, Anglo-Saxon studies, and Old and Middle Irish literature.
Author | : Paul Cavill |
Publisher | : DS Brewer |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780859918411 |
Download The Christian Tradition in Anglo-Saxon England Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Essays exploring a wide array of sources that show the importance of Christian ideas and influences in Anglo-Saxon England. A unique and important contribution to both teaching and scholarship. Professor Elaine Treharne, Stanford University. This is a collection of essays exploring a wide array of sources that show the importance ofChristian ideas and influences in Anglo-Saxon England. The range of treatment is exceptionally diverse. Some of the essays develop new approaches to familiar texts, such as Beowulf, The Wanderer and The Seafarer; others deal with less familiar texts and genres to illustrate the role of Christian ideas in a variety of contexts, from preaching to remembrance of the dead, and from the court of King Cnut to the monastic library. Some of the essays are informative, providing essential background material for understanding the nature of the Bible, or the distinction between monastic and cleric in Anglo-Saxon England; others provide concise surveys of material evidence orgenres; others still show how themes can be used in constructing and evaluating courses teaching the tradition. Contributors: GRAHAM CAIE, PAUL CAVILL, CATHERINE CUBITT, JUDITH JESCH, RICHARD MARSDEN, ELISABETH OKASHA, BARBARA C. RAW, PHILIPPA SEMPER, DABNEY BANKERT, SANTHA BHATTACHARJI, HUGH MAGENNIS, MARY SWAN, JONATHAN M. WOODING.
Author | : Mark Knight |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 2009-01-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1441117873 |
Download An Introduction to Religion and Literature Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Religion has always been an integral part of the literary tradition: many canonical and non-canonical texts engage extensively with religious ideas, and the development of English Literature as a professional discipline began with an explicit consideration of the relationship between religion and literature. Literature also plays an important role in religious writing, as twentieth-century work on narrative theology has acknowledged. Both the recent theological turn of literary theory and the renewed political significance of religious debate in contemporary western culture have generated further interest in this interdisciplinary area. An Introduction to Religion and Literature offers a lucid, accessible and thoughtful introduction to the study of religion and literature. While the focus is on Christian theology and post-1800 British literature, substantial reference is made to earlier writers, texts from North America and mainland Europe, and other faith positions. Each chapter takes up a major theological idea and explores it through close readings of well-known and influential literary texts.
Author | : David Lyle Jeffrey |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780802841773 |
Download People of the Book Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The author examines the "cultural and literary identity among Western Christians which the centrality of 'the Book' has helped to create, and the Christian use of the phrase 'People of the book.'"--Preface.
Author | : Derrick Sherwin Bailey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
Download Homosexuality and the Western Christian Tradition Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The author explores what the Bible and other early religious texts have to say about homosexuality.