The Spiritual Authority of Literature in a Secular Age

This essay argues that literary studies has a vital role to play in secular studies through its analysis of literary texts, whose intricate representations of the subjective experience of secularity often defy historical narratives and social science theories. Drawing on Boaz Huss's definition...

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Main Author: Coleman, Dawn 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins University Press [2018]
In: Christianity & literature
Year: 2018, Volume: 67, Issue: 3, Pages: 519-530
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
CD Christianity and Culture
KBQ North America
TJ Modern history
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B Literary Studies
B Secularity
B Authority
B Literature Study & teaching
B RELIGION & literature
B 19TH century American literature
B Secularism
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