Theology and literature
Year: 1988
Type: book-review
Abstract: Chapter One: Towards a Poetics of Faith 1. Theology and Literature: A Creative Tension 2. Literalism: The Common Enemy 3. Theology: A Matter of Language 4. Literature: The Point of Reference Chapter Two: On Reading the Bible as Literature 1. Literary Criticism of the Bible 2. The Readability of Genesis 3. The Meanings of Mark's Story Chapter Three: Narrative Theology: The Stories of Faith 1. Narrative: Myth and History 2. Religious Autobiography: Writing God and the Self 3. The Novel: From Metaphysics to Metafiction Chapter Four: Metaphorical Theology: The Poetry of Faith 1. The Dynamics of Metaphor: Metaphysical Wit 2. Symbol and Sacrament: The Romantic Imagination 3. Paradox and Ambiguity: The Modern Dilemma Chapter Five: Theology and Drama: Acts of Faith and Doubt 1. Liturgical Drama: From the Mass to the Mystery Plays 2. Renaissance: Tragedy and Reformation Theology 3. The Theatre of the Absurd: Godotology
Source: Choice Reviews Online
Author: Terence Wright
Institution: Newcastle University
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W425058686