Priest, Prophet, Pilgrim: Types and Distortions of Spiritual Vocation in the Fiction of Wendell Berry and Cormac McCarthy - Couverture souple

Edmondson, Todd

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 162032783X ISBN 13 : 9781620327838

Editeur : Pickwick Publications, 2014

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Priest, Prophet, Pilgrim: Types and Distortions of Spiritual Vocation in the Fiction of Wendell Berry and Cormac McCarthy provides a reading of characters in the novels and short stories of two important contemporary American writers through the lens of spiritual theology. Applying the work of Rowan Williams, Nicholas Lash, and others, Edmondson constructs a theological framework that takes seriously the notion of Christian spirituality not as an invitation to flee from this world, but rather as a way of life that seeks reconciliation and joy within this world, encountering and embracing God's presence within everyday existence, in the contexts of such realities as corporeality, communities, and the created order as a whole. This framework is then applied to the fiction of two American authors, Wendell Berry and Cormac McCarthy. By comparing these writers, the characters they create, and the worldviews that shape their narratives, Priest, Prophet, Pilgrim demonstrates, in ways that can be applied to other works and other characters, how the reading of fiction can inform the pursuit of the spiritual life.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Todd Edmondson is the Senior Pastor at First Christian Church in Erwin, Tennessee. He frequently teaches at Milligan College and Emmanuel Christian Seminary in the areas of religion and the humanities.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pickwick Publications
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 162032783X
• ISBN 13: 9781620327838
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 250