Secular Scriptures: Modern Theological Poetics in the Wake of Dante

by William Franke

With Secular Scriptures: Modern Theological Poetics in the Wake of Dante, William Franke reexamines the role that literature plays in theological revelation. In the modern world, secularism typically means the exclusion of God from the world. Yet Franke, recognizing that secularity itself is built into religion and revelation, argues that theologically sensitive poetry has driven secularization throughout the modern period. The essays in this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814251978
• ISBN13: 9780814251973
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"