Religion and American Literature Since 1950

by Mark Knight and Mark Eaton

Book Overview

From Flannery O'Connor and James Baldwin to the post-9/11 writings of Don DeLillo, imaginative writers have often been the most insightful chroniclers of the USA's changing religious life since the end of World War II. Exploring a wide range of writers from Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and secular faiths, this bookis an in-depth study of contemporary fiction's engagement with religious belief, identity and practice. Through readings of major...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350243213
• ISBN13: 9781350243217
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"