Activism and the Literary Self in 20th and 21st-Century Literature - (New Directions in Religion and Literature) by Jeffrey F Keuss (Hardcover)
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- Exploring how Shusaku Endo, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Thomas Merton, Marilynne Robinson, Cormac McCarthy, and Octavia E. Butler engage with social justice and activism, this book explores the significant role that literature plays in the formation of justice.
- About the Author: Jeffrey F. Keuss (PhD Glasgow, ALM Harvard) is Professor of Christian Ministry, Theology, and Culture at Seattle Pacific University, USA and on the editorial board of Literature and Theology.
- 136 Pages
- Literary Criticism, American
- Series Name: New Directions in Religion and Literature
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Exploring how Shusaku Endo, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Thomas Merton, Marilynne Robinson, Cormac McCarthy, and Octavia E. Butler engage with social justice and activism, this book explores the significant role that literature plays in the formation of justice.Jeff Keuss foregrounds literature and the role of poetics as both a method and a frame by which justice can not only be understood but uniquely positioned to transform and redeem the moral call on individuals in ways that some recent philosophical and ethical projects do not. He examines how these authors are representative of a theme in literature which is the "turn to justice" as a literary form and discusses how these authors' engagement with activism challenges isolated and anxious models of contemporary selfhood.
Demonstrating how these writers utilize fiction, across different contexts of race, gender, culture, and theological denominations, to present themes of justice in communion with others, Keuss provides new insights into "communal selfhood" and shows how we can use this idea to shape our ideas of ethics, morality, activism, and justice.
About the Author
Jeffrey F. Keuss (PhD Glasgow, ALM Harvard) is Professor of Christian Ministry, Theology, and Culture at Seattle Pacific University, USA and on the editorial board of Literature and Theology.Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .38 Inches (D)
Weight: .81 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 136
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: American
Series Title: New Directions in Religion and Literature
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Theme: General
Format: Hardcover
Author: Jeffrey F Keuss
Language: English
Street Date: February 6, 2025
TCIN: 1001826889
UPC: 9781350375703
Item Number (DPCI): 247-47-6024
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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