This book explores the 'call' of literature, for both writers and their audiences, and reflects on how literary works have informed and drawn from - and continue to inform and draw from - theology, philosophy and sacred scripture. Key questions addressed include the following: How do creative writers and critics conceive this call? What does it mean to speak of a 'vocation' to write and what have theologians and philosophers got to say on the matter? Is the spirit of literature always or necessarily an 'angel of light'? Or is the call of literature a siren song? The essays by an international and interdisciplinary range of contributors discuss the work and testimony of writers from William Blake, Gerard Manley Hopkins and R.S. Thomas to James Joyce, Virginia Woolf and Michel Houellebecq. Also examined are the ideas and influence of figures such as John Henry Newman, who wrote that the importance of literature stems from our very nature and God-given powers as human beings, especially language. This latest volume from The Power of the Word Project will be of interest to scholars from theology, philosophy and literature.
| ISBN: | 9781032387161 |
| Publication date: | 23rd May 2025 |
| Author: | David Lonsdale, Emilia Di Rocco, Brett Speakman |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 266 pages |
| Series: | The Power of the Word |
| Genres: |
Christianity Philosophy: aesthetics Philosophy of religion Literary studies: general |
This book explores the 'call' of literature, for both writers and their audiences, and reflects on how literary works have informed and drawn from - and continue to inform and draw from - theology, philosophy and sacred scripture. Key questions addressed include the following: How do creative writers and critics conceive this call? What does it mean to speak of a 'vocation' to write and what have theologians and philosophers got to say on the matter? Is the spirit of literature always or necessarily an 'angel of light'? Or is the call of literature a siren song? The essays by an international and interdisciplinary range of contributors discuss the work and testimony of writers from William Blake, Gerard Manley Hopkins and R.S. Thomas to James Joyce, Virginia Woolf and Michel Houellebecq. Also examined are the ideas and influence of figures such as John Henry Newman, who wrote that the importance of literature stems from our very nature and God-given powers as human beings, especially language. This latest volume from The Power of the Word Project will be of interest to scholars from theology, philosophy and literature.
Theological and Philosophical Explorations of the Call of Literature features in the following genres: Christianity, Philosophy: aesthetics, Philosophy of religion, Literary studies: general
Theological and Philosophical Explorations of the Call of Literature is available in Hardback
Theological and Philosophical Explorations of the Call of Literature was written by David Lonsdale, Emilia Di Rocco, Brett Speakman and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Theological and Philosophical Explorations of the Call of Literature has 266 pages
Yes it is part of The Power of the Word series
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