Literature and Theology as a Grammar of Assent
May 2017 · Routledge
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Examining the roots of the relationship between literature and theology, this book offers the first serious attempt to probe the deep theological purposes of the study of literature. Through an exploration of themes of evil, forgiveness, sacrament and what it means to be human, David Jasper draws from international research and discussions on literature and theology and employs an historical and profoundly personal journey through the later part of the last century up to the present time. Combining fields such as bible and literature, poetry and sacrament, this book sheds new light on how Christian theology seeks to remain articulate in our global, secular and multi-faith culture.
About the author
The Revd.Professor David Jasper is Professor of Literature and Theology, University of Glasgow, UK and Distinguished Overseas Professor, Renmin University of China, Beijing. He was Principal of St. Chad’s College, Durham University, and holds degrees from Cambridge, Oxford, Durham, and Uppsala universities. He was the founding Editor of the Oxford journal Literature and Theology, and the co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of English Literature and Theology. His recent books in the field of literature and theology include the trilogy The Sacred Desert (2004), The Sacred Body (2009) and The Sacred Community (2012). He has been an ordained Anglican priest for nearly forty years.
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