Studies in Literature and Religion – serie
Visar alla böcker i serien Studies in Literature and Religion. Handla med fri frakt och snabb leverans.
27 produkter
Theology and Contemporary Critical Theory
Av G. Ward
Häftad, 1999
595 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Outlining the four fundamental concerns in the study of theology with representation, history, ethics and transcendence, this book examines each of these concerns in the light of contemporary critical theory.
Apocalypse in England
Revelation Unravelling, 1700–1834
Av C. Burdon
Inbunden, 1997
1881 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The Apocalypse of John is perhaps the most alluring and dangerous text in any scripture. This study looks at English responses to it in political pamphlets and scholarly exegesis, in poetry and preaching and visual art. Those who set out to find enduring meaning in the book failed. Yet in the …
Study of Literature and Religion
An Introduction
Av D. Jasper
Inbunden, 1989
1257 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This exploration of the relationship between literature and religion adopts a series of different strategies and perspectives, aiming to provide an introduction to the variety of ways in which literature, literary theory and theology are related. The doctrine of the Resurrection, morality and …
Freedom and Limit
A Dialogue between Literature and Christian Doctrine
Av P. Fiddes
Inbunden, 1991
1881 kr
Lägg i varukorg
If imagination is understood to be a human response to the self-revelation of God, what practical results might this have for the work both of literary criticism and theology? Both theologians and creative writers find human existence to be characterised by basic tension between freedom and limit, …
Literature and Theology in the Twentieth Century
Ends of Time
Av David Jasper, David Jasper m. fl.
Inbunden, 1990
632 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The central themes of this collection of essays are the mystery of time past, present and future, and the problem of redemption. They are concerned with modern literature, with the threat of meaninglessness in the postmodern condition, and with the possibility of salvation. In an age of deferral …
Victims and the Postmodern Narrative or Doing Violence to the Body
An Ethic of Reading and Writing
Inbunden, 1996
1257 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Victims and the Postmodern Narrative suggests that reading and writing about literature are ways to gain an ethical understanding of how we live in the world. Postmodern narrative is an important way to reveal and discuss who are society's victims, inviting the reader to become one with them. A …
Dialogical Theatre
Dramatizations of the Conquest of Mexico and the Question of the Other
Av M. Harris
Inbunden, 1993
1881 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In this adventurous and wide-ranging book, Harris weaves an intriguing tale of Franciscan Missionary theatre in early colonial Mexico and Indigenous dramatizations of the theme of conquest in modern Mexico. He offers fresh readings of representations of the conquest of Mexico by Dryden and Artaud …
Hermeneutics, the Bible and Literary Criticism
Av Ann Loades, Loades+mclain m. fl.
Inbunden, 1992
1881 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The essays in this collection fall into three groups. The first group deals with philosophical accounts of interpretation. The second is concerned with the interpretation of scripture with particular reference to the work of the Oxford theologian and philosopher Austin Farrer. The third group …
Consciousness, Literature and Theatre
Theory and Beyond
Av Peter Malekin, Ralph Yarrow
Inbunden, 1997
1257 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The book relates to the study of spirit and spirituality; mind, intelligence, consciousness and epistemology; literature and theatre. From a basis in recorded experience it rethinks the nature of spirit and relates spirit to the human mind, and it questions the unprovable assumptions underlying …
Conscience of the Autobiographer
Ethical and Religious Dimensions of Autobiography
Av J. Barbour
Inbunden, 1992
1257 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book argues that the writing of autobiography raises crucial issues of conscience as an author tries to know, assess, and represent character. Individual chapters explore such issues as the nature of truthfulness, characterization, the virtues, shame, and the religious dimensions of conscience.
Religious Imagination and Language in Emerson and Nietzsche
Inbunden, 1994
1093 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book considers Emerson and Nietzsche primarily as post-theological religious thinkers and treats their understanding of the nature of religion and language. It argues that their critique of Christianity and rejection of transcendence which allowed them to recover the divine within the …
Postmodernism, Literature and the Future of Theology
Inbunden, 1993
1257 kr
Lägg i varukorg
These essays are written by scholars from widely differing disciplines and traditions. Theologians, philosophers, literary critics and historians of ideas approach the question of how the judaeo-Christian tradition of theological reflection has suffered from and will negotiate the emergence of …
Study of Literature and Religion
Av David Jasper
Häftad, 1992
632 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The introduction to a series of interdisciplinary titles, both monographs and essays, concerned with matters of literature, art and textuality within religious traditions founded upon texts and textual study.
Jews and the Christian Imagination
Reluctant Witnesses
Av S. Haynes
Inbunden, 1995
632 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Reluctant Witnesses: Jews and the Christian Imagination is an analysis of the ancient Christian myth that casts Jews as a 'witness-people', and this myth's presence in contemporary religious discourse. It treats diverse products of the Christian imagination, including systematic theology, works of …
Readings in the Canon of Scripture
Written for our Learning
Av D. Jasper
Inbunden, 1995
1257 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Beginning with the insights of the 'canonical criticism' of Brevard Childs and James Sanders, this book explores the canon of the Bible through readings in literature, art and cinema. It places the Bible within the concerns of contemporary feminist thought, postmodern anxiety and modern …
Allegory in America
From Puritanism to Postmodernism
Av D. Madsen
Inbunden, 1995
1257 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Allegory in America surveys the history of American allegorical writing from the Puritans through the period of American romanticism to postmodernism. In a series of theoretical chapters the cultural function of allegory is discussed in relation to the mythology of American exceptionalism. Each …
Apocalypse in England
Revelation Unravelling, 1700–1834
Av C. Burdon
Inbunden, 1997
1881 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The Apocalypse of John is perhaps the most alluring and dangerous text in any scripture. This study looks at English responses to it in political pamphlets and scholarly exegesis, in poetry and preaching and visual art. Those who set out to find enduring meaning in the book failed. Yet in the …
Religious Aesthetics
A Theological Study of Making and Meaning
Häftad, 1990
550 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This study provides one indication that as aesthetics begins to be reconcieved, which is starting to happen on many fronts, it can play a more significant role both in philosophy and in religious reflection.
Kierkegaard: The Aesthetic and the Religious
From the Magic Theatre to the Crucifixion of the Image
Häftad, 1992
517 kr
Lägg i varukorg
These readings of Kierkegaard begin with a series of reflections on the background to his thought and writings, examining Romanticism, German Idealism and Danish intellectual history in the early 19th century. The author analyzes the role of indirect communication in Kierkegaard's authorship.
Hermeneutics, the Bible and Literary Criticism
Häftad, 1992
1881 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The essays in this collection fall into three groups. The first group deals with philosophical accounts of interpretation. The second is concerned with the interpretation of scripture with particular reference to the work of the Oxford theologian and philosopher Austin Farrer. The third group …
Postmodernism, Literature and the Future of Theology
Av D. Jasper
Häftad, 1993
1257 kr
Lägg i varukorg
These essays are written by scholars from widely differing disciplines and traditions. Theologians, philosophers, literary critics and historians of ideas approach the question of how the judaeo-Christian tradition of theological reflection has suffered from and will negotiate the emergence of …
Justifying Language
Paul and Contemporary Literary Theory
Av Kevin Mills
Häftad, 1995
632 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Taking three terms from the letters of Paul as a thematic guide, Kevin Mills investigates the respective roles of faith, hope and love in language and interpretation, and uses them to uncover and to question some of the key assumptions in deconstructive and postmodernist discourse. Its critical …
Consciousness, Literature and Theatre
Theory and Beyond
Av Peter Malekin, Ralph Yarrow
Häftad, 1997
1257 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The book relates to the study of spirit and spirituality; mind, intelligence, consciousness and epistemology; literature and theatre. From a basis in recorded experience it rethinks the nature of spirit and relates spirit to the human mind, and it questions the unprovable assumptions underlying …
Dissent and Marginality
Essays on the Borders of Literature and Religion
Häftad, 1997
632 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Twelve essays responding to the proposed title, 'Dissent and Marginality', each with a specific perspective and solid research, are brought together here. The collection incorporates the historical and contemporary dimensions, tracing back religious, philosophical or social dissent in our history …
European Literature and Theology in the Twentieth Century
Ends of Time
Av D. Jasper, C. Crowder
Häftad, 1990
632 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The central themes of this collection of essays are the mystery of time past, present and future, and the problem of redemption. They are concerned with modern literature, with the threat of meaninglessness in the postmodern condition, and with the possibility of salvation. In an age of deferral …
Jews and the Christian Imagination
Reluctant Witnesses
Av S. Haynes
Häftad, 1995
632 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Reluctant Witnesses: Jews and the Christian Imagination is an analysis of the ancient Christian myth that casts Jews as a 'witness-people', and this myth's presence in contemporary religious discourse. It treats diverse products of the Christian imagination, including systematic theology, works of …
Apocalypse in England
Revelation Unravelling, 1700–1834
Av C. Burdon
Häftad, 1997
1881 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The Apocalypse of John is perhaps the most alluring and dangerous text in any scripture. This study looks at English responses to it in political pamphlets and scholarly exegesis, in poetry and preaching and visual art. Those who set out to find enduring meaning in the book failed. Yet in the …
