The Religious Critic in American Culture

by William Dean and William D. Dean

Book Overview

This book provides a new rationale for "religious criticism" in American society. First, Dean shows why today's academic intellectuals are relatively indifferent to questions of meaning in America, pointing to the loss of American "exceptionalism," the professionalization of the academy, and the rise of post-structural criticism. He then shows how intellectuals may reclaim a prophetic role by offering a new theory of the nature of religious thought...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791421147
• ISBN13: 9780791421147
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"