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This book argues that theology is central to an understanding of
the literary ghost story. Victorian ghost stories have
traditionally been read in the context of agnosticism - as stories
which reveal a society struggling with Christian orthodoxy in a new
'Enlightened' world. This book, however, uses theological ideas
from St Augustine through to modern theologians to identify a
theological journey taken by the protagonists of such stories, and
charts each stage of this journey through the short stories it
examines. It also proposes a theory of reader participation which
creates an imaginary space in which modern epistemology is
suspended. The book studies the work of four major authors of the
supernatural tale: Arthur Machen, M.R. James, Sheridan Le Fanu and
Henry James.
This book argues that theology is central to an understanding of
the literary ghost story. Victorian ghost stories have
traditionally been read in the context of agnosticism - as stories
which reveal a society struggling with Christian orthodoxy in a new
'Enlightened' world. This book, however, uses theological ideas
from St Augustine through to modern theologians to identify a
theological journey taken by the protagonists of such stories, and
charts each stage of this journey through the short stories it
examines. It also proposes a theory of reader participation which
creates an imaginary space in which modern epistemology is
suspended. The book studies the work of four major authors of the
supernatural tale: Arthur Machen, M.R. James, Sheridan Le Fanu and
Henry James.
This volume collects an international body of voices, as a timely
response to a rapidly advancing field of the natural sciences. The
contributors explore how the disciplines of theology, earth and
space sciences contribute to the debate on constantly expanding
ethical challenges, and the prospect of humanity's future. The
discussions offered in this volume see the 'community' as central
to a sustainable and ethical approach to earth and space sciences,
examining the role of theology in this communal approach, but also
recognizing theology itself as part of a community of humanity
disciplines. Examining the necessity for interaction between
disciplines, this collection draws on voices from biodiversity
studies, geology, aesthetics, literature, astrophysics, and others,
to illustrate precisely why a constructive and sustainable dialogue
is needed within the current scientific climate.
This volume deploys theology in a reconstructive approach to
contemporary literary criticism, to validate and exemplify
theological readings of literary texts as a creative exercise. It
engages in a dialogue with interdisciplinary approaches to
literature in which theology is alert and responsive to the
challenges following postmodernism and postmodern literary
criticism. It demonstrates the scope and explanatory power of
theological readings across various texts and literary genres.
Theology and Literature after Postmodernity explores a
reconstructive approach to reading and literary study in the
university setting, with contributions from interdisciplinary
scholars worldwide.
This volume collects an international body of voices, as a timely
response to a rapidly advancing field of the natural sciences. The
contributors explore how the disciplines of theology, earth and
space sciences contribute to the debate on constantly expanding
ethical challenges, and the prospect of humanity's future. The
discussions offered in this volume see the 'community' as central
to a sustainable and ethical approach to earth and space sciences,
examining the role of theology in this communal approach, but also
recognizing theology itself as part of a community of humanity
disciplines. Examining the necessity for interaction between
disciplines, this collection draws on voices from biodiversity
studies, geology, aesthetics, literature, astrophysics, and others,
to illustrate precisely why a constructive and sustainable dialogue
is needed within the current scientific climate.
This volume deploys theology in a reconstructive approach to
contemporary literary criticism, to validate and exemplify
theological readings of literary texts as a creative exercise. It
engages in a dialogue with interdisciplinary approaches to
literature in which theology is alert and responsive to the
challenges following postmodernism and postmodern literary
criticism. It demonstrates the scope and explanatory power of
theological readings across various texts and literary genres.
Theology and Literature after Postmodernity explores a
reconstructive approach to reading and literary study in the
university setting, with contributions from interdisciplinary
scholars worldwide.
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