philosophical foundations and critical practice Jeffrey, David L. 1941- creator Maillet, Gregory 1965- text bibliography Electronic books. ilu Downers Grove, Ill IVP Academic c2011 2011 monographic eng

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1 online resource (335 p.) "What has Jesus Christ to do with English literature?" ask David Lyle Jeffrey and Gregory Maillet in this insightful survey. First and foremost, they reply, many of the world's best authors of literature in English were formed-for better or worse-by the Christian tradition. Then too, many of the most recognized aesthetic literary forms derive from biblical exemplars. And finally, many great works of literature demand of readers evaluative judgments of the good, the true and the beautiful that can only rightly be understood within a Christian worldview. What Jeffrey and Maillet offer is a feast of theoretical and practical discernment. After an examination of literature and truth, theological aesthetics, and the literary character of the Bible, they turn to a brief survey of literature from medieval times to the present, highlighting distinctively Christian themes and judgments. In a concluding chapter they suggest a path for budding literary critics through the current state of literary studies. Here is a must-read for all who are interested in a Christian perspective on literary studies. Literature and truth -- Theological aesthetics and Christian literary criticism -- Our literary Bible -- Tradition, liturgy and the Medieval imagination -- Faith and fiction in Renaissance literature -- Literature and religion in an age of skepticism -- Agnosticism and the quest for authority -- Modernism, postmodernism and Christian literature -- Literary studies in Christian perspective. David Lyle Jeffrey & Gregory Maillet. Includes bibliographical references and index. Christianity and literature Christianity in literature RELIGION / Christianity / Literature & the Arts PN49 .J44 2011 809.933823 Jeffrey, David L., 1941- Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic, c2011 (DLC) 2010040594 (OCoLC)666492755 9780830868407 (electronic bk.) 0830868402 (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=577671 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=577671 N$T 130626 20200709055820.0 ocn850863009