Through a Glass Darkly: Essays in the Religious Imagination

by John C. Hawley

Book Overview

These essays, interdisciplinary in their approach, demonstrate the variegation of the religious imagination from the broadest historical and denominational scope. By examining the works of philosophers and theologians, of poets, painters, and novelists - from Saint Mark to Jacques Derrida and from Erasmus, Loyola, and Milton to Rouault to Andrew Greeley - the essayists seek to answer the question Jesus posed to his disciples: "Who do you say that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823216373
• ISBN13: 9780823216376
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"