Flannery O'Connor once wrote that -to the hard of hearing you shout, and for the almost-blind you draw large and startling figures.- Some of the twenty-one well-known writers included in this book prefer to -shout, - as O'Connor did, while others offer what Doris Betts calls -whispering hope.- Shouts and Whispers contains a fascinating array of reflections on topics surrounding the often-perilous intersection of writing and faith. The authors all agree that literature can help us to be more faithful, yet they approach the subject in ways as diverse as their biographies. Some, like...
Flannery O'Connor once wrote that -to the hard of hearing you shout, and for the almost-blind you draw large and startling figures.- Some of the twent...
Considers the sustainability of English studies and of the humanities as a whole in the context of shrinking budgets and job opportunities and of shifting resources. Exploring topics from academic freedom and globalization to digitization, diversity, and the value of humanities-based education, this work examines the work of the English professor.
Considers the sustainability of English studies and of the humanities as a whole in the context of shrinking budgets and job opportunities and of shif...
Humans make sense of the world through language and the words that compose our stories. Engaging with writers like Dante, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Flannery O'Connor, and Marilynne Robinson, this volume encourages us not only to understand how stories nourish our faith, but to discover how our stories are part of God's great story.
Humans make sense of the world through language and the words that compose our stories. Engaging with writers like Dante, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Flann...
