Theological and Philosophical Explorations of the Call of Literature: Power of the Word VI

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David Lonsdale Emilia Di Rocco

Theological and Philosophical Explorations of the Call of Literature

Power of the Word VI

David Lonsdale, Emilia Di Rocco, Brett H. Speakman

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Routledge
23 May 2025

Literary studies: general; Philosophy: aesthetics; Philosophy of religion; Christianity; Christian theology

Series: The Power of the Word

This book explores the ‘call’ of literature, for both writers and their audiences, and reflects on how literary works have informed and drawn from – and continue to inform and draw from – theology, philosophy and sacred scripture. Key questions addressed include the following: How do creative writers and critics conceive this call? What does it mean to speak of a ‘vocation’ to write and what have theologians and philosophers got to say on the matter? Is the spirit of literature always or necessarily an ‘angel of light’? Or is the call of literature a siren song? The essays by an international and interdisciplinary range of contributors discuss the work and testimony of writers from William Blake, Gerard Manley Hopkins and R.S. Thomas to James Joyce, Virginia Woolf and Michel Houellebecq. Also examined are the ideas and influence of figures such as John Henry Newman, who wrote that the importance of literature stems from our very nature and God-given powers as human beings, especially language. This latest volume from The Power of the Word Project will be of interest to scholars from theology, philosophy and literature.

Edited by: David Lonsdale, Emilia Di Rocco, Brett H. Speakman
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 690g
ISBN: 9781032387161
ISBN 10: 1032387165
Series: The Power of the Word
Pages: 266
Publication Date: 23 May 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Lonsdale is a retired senior lecturer at Heythrop College, University of London, and a research associate at Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology, Cambridge, UK. Emilia Di Rocco is a professor of Comparative Literature at Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy. Brett H. Speakman completed his PhD at the Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts at the University of St Andrews, UK. He teaches literature and theology at The McCallie School in Chattanooga, TN, USA.