Christianity and Literature - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Christianity and Literature write by David Lyle Jeffrey. This book was released on 2011-02-28. Christianity and Literature available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "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. In this book Jeffrey and Maillet offer 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.
Christianity, Book-Burning and Censorship in Late Antiquity
Christianity, Book-Burning and Censorship in Late Antiquity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Christianity, Book-Burning and Censorship in Late Antiquity write by Dirk Rohmann. This book was released on 2016-07-25. Christianity, Book-Burning and Censorship in Late Antiquity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. It is estimated that only a small fraction, less than 1 per cent, of ancient literature has survived to the present day. The role of Christian authorities in the active suppression and destruction of books in Late Antiquity has received surprisingly little sustained consideration by academics. In an approach that presents evidence for the role played by Christian institutions, writers and saints, this book analyses a broad range of literary and legal sources, some of which have hitherto been little studied. Paying special attention to the problem of which genres and book types were likely to be targeted, the author argues that in addition to heretical, magical, astrological and anti-Christian books, other less obviously subversive categories of literature were also vulnerable to destruction, censorship or suppression through prohibition of the copying of manuscripts. These include texts from materialistic philosophical traditions, texts which were to become the basis for modern philosophy and science. This book examines how Christian authorities, theologians and ideologues suppressed ancient texts and associated ideas at a time of fundamental transformation in the late classical world.
Early Christian Literature
Early Christian Literature - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Early Christian Literature write by Helen Rhee. This book was released on 2005. Early Christian Literature available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This work concerns the early Christians' self-definitions and self-representations in the context of pagan-Christian conflict, reflected in the literatures from the mid-second to the early third centuries (ca. 150 - 225 CE).
Christian Literature
Christian Literature - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Christian Literature write by Alister E. McGrath. This book was released on 2000-11-30. Christian Literature available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This anthology of Christian literature gathers together writings drawn from 2000 years of Christian history.
The Encyclopedia of Christian Literature
The Encyclopedia of Christian Literature - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Encyclopedia of Christian Literature write by George Thomas Kurian. This book was released on 2010-04-16. The Encyclopedia of Christian Literature available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The written word is one of the defining elements of Christian experience. As vigorous in the 1st century as it is in the 21st, Christian literature has had a significant function in history, and teachers and students need to be reminded of this powerful literary legacy. Covering 2,000 years, The Encyclopedia of Christian Literature is the first encyclopedia devoted to Christian writers and books. In addition to an overview of the Christian literature, this two-volume set also includes 40 essays on the principal genres of Christian literature and more than 400 bio-bibliographical essays describing the principal writers and their works. These essays examine the evolution of Christian thought as reflected in the literature of every age. The companion volume also features bibliographies, an index, a timeline of Christian Literature, and a list of the greatest Christian authors. The encyclopedia will appeal not only to scholars and Christian evangelicals, but students and teachers in seminaries and theological schools, as well as to the growing body of Christian readers and bibliophiles.
