When the eternal can be met

Latta, Corey,

When the eternal can be met the Bergsonian theology of time in the works of C.S. Lewis, T.S. Eliot and W.H. Auden / [electronic resource] : Corey Latta. - 1 online resource (pages cm)

Includes bibliographical references.

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. The Task of Theologizing Literature in the Twentieth Century; 2. Bergsonian Conceptions of Time: Duration, Dualism, and Intuition; 3. Meeting the Eternal Bergsonism and the Theology of Present Time in C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce in the Present; 4. T.S. Eliot's Bergsonian "Always Present": Incarnation and Duration in Four Quartets; 5. W.H. Auden's Themes of Time and Dualism: The Bergsonian Theology of "Kairos and Logos"; Conclusion; Bibliography; Back Cover.

This book is about philosophical influence on theological articulations. Specifically, Latta claims that C.S. Lewis, T.S. Eliot, and W.H. Auden's post-conversion works that have time as a theological theme cannot be completely understood without knowledge of the philosophy of Henri Bergson.

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Philosophy and religion.
Time--Religious aspects.
Auden, W.H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973--Criticism and interpretation.
Bergson, Henri, 1859-1941--Influence.
Eliot, T.S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965--Criticism and interpretation.
Lewis, C.S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963--Criticism and interpretation.
Theology.
Time--Religious aspects--Christianity.
POETRY--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Philosophy and religion.
Time--Religious aspects.
RELIGION / Christianity / Literature & the Arts


Electronic books.

B2430.B43 / L38 2014

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