Contemporary Fiction and ChristianityThis book provides a detailed exploration of the spiritual and religious contexts and subtexts of contemporary fiction. |
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... secular . As Caputo argues , ' the distinction between theism and atheism is a little more unstable than people think , including most popes and bishops'.38 To that list , we might add sceptical novelists who are hostile to the ...
... secular . As Caputo argues , ' the distinction between theism and atheism is a little more unstable than people think , including most popes and bishops'.38 To that list , we might add sceptical novelists who are hostile to the ...
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... secular worldview and , simultaneously , the generator of theological ques- tions , motifs , images , and mythemes articulated by a variety of secular sources in contemporary culture'.22 Brian D. Ingraffia's critique of postmodern ...
... secular worldview and , simultaneously , the generator of theological ques- tions , motifs , images , and mythemes articulated by a variety of secular sources in contemporary culture'.22 Brian D. Ingraffia's critique of postmodern ...
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... secular limits of modern fiction but also with questioning the linguistic conven- tions that govern the representation of God . Traditional , dominantly mas- culine images are undermined and , though the narrative never quite fulfils ...
... secular limits of modern fiction but also with questioning the linguistic conven- tions that govern the representation of God . Traditional , dominantly mas- culine images are undermined and , though the narrative never quite fulfils ...
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Jesus in Contemporary Fiction | 22 |
Between Grace and the Devils motley | 40 |
Signs Wonders and the Novel | 57 |
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