Wood, Ralph C.

Literature and theology / Ralph C. Wood. - 1 online resource. - Horizons in theology . - Horizons in theology. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-109).

The scandalous baptism of Harry Ashfield in Flannery O'Connor's "The River" -- The quest for Christian vocation in Walker Percy's The moviegoer -- The call to companionship in J.R.R. Tolkien's The lord of the rings -- The witness made by martyrdom in T.S. Eliot's Murder in the cathedral -- Hospitality as the gift greater than tolerance in G.K. Chesterton's The ball and the cross -- Doubt about the goodness of God in C.S. Lewis's Till we have faces -- Christian living toward the end of time in Walter Miller's A canticle for Leibowitz.

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1900 - 1999


American literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Christianity and literature--History--20th century.
English literature--History and criticism.--20th century
Theology in literature.
Fiction--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Christian ethics in literature.
American literature.
Christian ethics in literature.
Christianity and literature.
English literature.
Fiction--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Theology in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh


Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

PS228.C5 / W66 2008

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