John Updike and religion
the sense of the sacred and the motions of grace
by James Yerkes
"This book is the first to take an in-depth look at the religious vision of Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Updike. In his very first piece of autobiography, first published in 1962 and later titled "The Dogwood Tree: A Boyhood," Updike characterized religion as one of "the three great secret things" in human experience, the others being sex and art.
Since then his literary production of more than fifty books in four main genres - novels, short stories, poetry, and critical essays - has consistently and insightfully explored a wide range of religious issues. The essays collected here evaluate the religious dimension of Updike's prodigious literary vision, looking broadly at Updike's understanding of religion in ordinary human experience, in the context of historic Christianity, and in contemporary American culture."--BOOK JACKET.
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Religion, History, Grace (Theology) in literature, American Religious fiction, History and criticism, Christianity and literature, Holy, The, in literature, Sacré dans la littérature, Histoire, Godsdienst, Christianisme et littérature, Histoire et critique, Grâce (Théologie) dans la littérature, Roman religieux américain, Updike, john, 1932-2009, Grace (theology), Religion in literaturePeople
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John Updike and religion: the sense of the sacred and the motions of grace
1999, W.B. Eerdmans
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0802838731 9780802838735
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-278) and index.
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