Robert Leigh Davis

Playful Wisdom

Reimagining the Sacred in American Literature, from Walden to Gilead

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines play and religion in American literature, exploring a unique kind of modern piety that arises not based on fixed doctrines or ecclesiastical structures, but on a light-handed responsiveness of spirit that constantly adapts to new perspectives and revises fixed assumptions in the light of new experiences.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 415g
• ISBN-13: 9781793626301
• ISBN-10: 1793626308
• Artikelnr.: 64948539

Autorenporträt

Robert Leigh Davis is professor emeritus at Wittenberg University.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction: This is Play
Chapter 1. Play and Attunement: The Spirituality of Walden
Chapter 2. Play and Possibility: Emily Dickinson's Theology of Perhaps
Chapter 3. Play and Improvisation: Jack Kerouac's Singing Theology
Chapter 4. Play and Nonsense: Thomas Merton's Last Poem
Chapter 5. Play and Risk: Annie Dillard's Daredevil Faith
Chapter 6. Play and Understanding: Marilynne Robinson's Religious
Hermeneutics
Bibiliography
About the Author