The novel as church
Dickinson, David, 1956-
The novel as church preaching to readers in contemporary fiction / [electronic resource] : David Dickinson. - Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2013. - 1 online resource (232 p.) - Making of the Christian imagination series ; 5 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
Introduction -- Sounding the depths of dissonance -- Have we heard the end of the sermon? -- Amen: the assumption of authority -- Keeping faith: the troubled preacher in Updike and Lodge -- Heaven in ordinary: religious experience in fictional sermons -- Words: poison in the ear, a game with language or naming truth? -- Shaping paradise through preaching -- Memory and imagination -- Epilogue.
9781602586840 1602586845
Religion in literature.
Sermons in literature.
Preaching in literature.
English fiction--History and criticism.--21st century
English fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Electronic books.
PR888.R5 / D53 2013
823/.9109382
The novel as church preaching to readers in contemporary fiction / [electronic resource] : David Dickinson. - Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, c2013. - 1 online resource (232 p.) - Making of the Christian imagination series ; 5 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
Introduction -- Sounding the depths of dissonance -- Have we heard the end of the sermon? -- Amen: the assumption of authority -- Keeping faith: the troubled preacher in Updike and Lodge -- Heaven in ordinary: religious experience in fictional sermons -- Words: poison in the ear, a game with language or naming truth? -- Shaping paradise through preaching -- Memory and imagination -- Epilogue.
9781602586840 1602586845
Religion in literature.
Sermons in literature.
Preaching in literature.
English fiction--History and criticism.--21st century
English fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Electronic books.
PR888.R5 / D53 2013
823/.9109382