Contemporary Fiction and ChristianityThis book provides a detailed exploration of the spiritual and religious contexts and subtexts of contemporary fiction. |
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... story that will make you believe in God ' ( Yann Martel , Life of Pi , 2002 ) 2 But how do we distinguish our truth from another's falsity . . . except by the story we cherish ? Our story of God . But , my friends , I ask you : Is God a ...
... story that will make you believe in God ' ( Yann Martel , Life of Pi , 2002 ) 2 But how do we distinguish our truth from another's falsity . . . except by the story we cherish ? Our story of God . But , my friends , I ask you : Is God a ...
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... story that describes the alarming events of how its narrator became a writer : he begins by telling the reader that the story ' is a memoir ' but immediately quali- fies absolute trust by claiming that ' all memoirs are false ' ( TTSPS ...
... story that describes the alarming events of how its narrator became a writer : he begins by telling the reader that the story ' is a memoir ' but immediately quali- fies absolute trust by claiming that ' all memoirs are false ' ( TTSPS ...
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... story to give emotional depth to his own profane narrative . Indeed , in adult life , Johnny reflects that this simulated nativity ' has replaced the old story ' ( APFOM , p . 240 ) . The per- formance is littered with standard ...
... story to give emotional depth to his own profane narrative . Indeed , in adult life , Johnny reflects that this simulated nativity ' has replaced the old story ' ( APFOM , p . 240 ) . The per- formance is littered with standard ...
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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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