Deep Comedy: Trinity, Tragedy, & Hope In Western Literature

Peter J. Leithart

ISBN 10: 1591280273 / ISBN 13: 9781591280279

Editore: Canon Press, 2006

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Riassunto:

In this short but stimulating work, Peter Leithart draws upon insights from history, theology, philosophy, and literature to connect two of the most glorious and unique truths of Christianity—its hopeful eschatology and its doctrine of a dynamic, personal Trinity. First, Leithart shows that the biblical view of history is essentially comic and hopeful, in contrast to the classical Greco-Roman view, which is essentially and irredeemably tragic. Then he develops the same point by examining Greek philosophy and its descendants (including postmodernism) in contrast to orthodox Trinitarian theology. Finally, he shows how the tragic and comic worldviews have been reflected in literature, with discussions of Greek epics and two Shakespearean plays. The result is a tour through three thousand years of intellectual history that celebrates the living power of orthodoxy.

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Titolo: Deep Comedy: Trinity, Tragedy, & Hope In ...
Casa editrice: Canon Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2006
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Good