Michael P. Murphy

A Theology of Criticism: Balthasar, Postmodernism, and the Catholic Imagination

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A number of critics and scholars have argued for the notion of a distinctly Catholic quality or character of imagination: not a matter of doctrine or even necessarily of belief, but a sensibility, a complex of intellectual, emotional, spiritual and ethical assumptions and proclivities that proceed from Catholic belief and constitute a stance towards reality that informs imaginative expression. In this book Michael Murphy brings to bear Hans Urs von Balthasar'sperspectives on theology and literary criticism to put this concept to the test and give it greater specificity and definition. The works examined range from fiction by such authors as F… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-19-533352-7
EAN: 9780195333527
Produktnummer: 22677715
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Seitenangabe: 272 S.
Masse: H23.6 cm x B16.3 cm x D2.3 cm 522 g
Auflage: New
Gewicht: 522

Über den Autor

Michael Murphy earned his doctorate in theology and literature from the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. He resides in the Bay Area with his wife and two daughters.