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Novel as Church

Preaching to Readers in Contemporary Fiction

by David Dickinson

  • Hardback
  • 232 pages
  • Publisher: Baylor University Press
  • 16.3 x 23.6 x 2.4 cm

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Reading the likes of Updike, Dickens, and Faulkner with a preacher's eye, David Dickinson offers an instructive examination of the role of the sermon as a literary element and, most strikingly, of literature as a modern sermon. Popular perceptions of religion, religious authority, and the practice of preaching have changed significantly during the past century, so much so, Dickinson argues, that fiction writers have a surprising and unique ability to preach to readers through their own fictionalised sermons and the characters who deliver them. 'The Novel as Church' analyses the context and intent behind these messages, uncovers the dissonance between "novel" and traditional preaching, and illuminates how readers' attitudes toward preaching (and those who preach) may be influenced--or not -- by the sermon writers themselves.
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  • Author

    David Dickinson

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Baylor University Press

  • Published

    March 2013

  • Weight

    541g

  • Page Count

    232

  • Dimensions

    16.3 x 23.6 x 2.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9781602586826

  • ISBN-10

    1602586829

  • Eden Code

    4062941

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