Deep Comedy: Trinity, Tragedy, & Hope In Western Literature - Couverture souple

Leithart, Peter J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1591280273 ISBN 13 : 9781591280279

Editeur : Canon Press, 2006

Synopsis

In this short but stimulating work, Peter Leithart draws upon insights from history, theology, philosophy, and literature to connect two of the most glorious and unique truths of Christianity—its hopeful eschatology and its doctrine of a dynamic, personal Trinity. First, Leithart shows that the biblical view of history is essentially comic and hopeful, in contrast to the classical Greco-Roman view, which is essentially and irredeemably tragic. Then he develops the same point by examining Greek philosophy and its descendants (including postmodernism) in contrast to orthodox Trinitarian theology. Finally, he shows how the tragic and comic worldviews have been reflected in literature, with discussions of Greek epics and two Shakespearean plays. The result is a tour through three thousand years of intellectual history that celebrates the living power of orthodoxy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Canon Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1591280273
• ISBN 13: 9781591280279
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 178
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible