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    A Subversive Gospel: Flannery O'Connor and the Reimagining of Beauty, Goodness, and Truth
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    A Subversive Gospel: Flannery O'Connor and the Reimagining of Beauty, Goodness, and Truth

    By Michael Mears Bruner

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    Conference on Christianity and Literature (CCL) Book of the Year - Literary Criticism

    The good news of Jesus Christ is a subversive gospel, and following Jesus is a subversive act.

    These notions were embodied in the literary work of American author Flannery O'Connor, whose writing was deeply informed by both her Southern context and her Christian faith. In this Studies in Theology and the Arts volume, theologian Michael Bruner explores O'Connor's theological aesthetic and argues that she reveals what discipleship to Christ entails by subverting the traditional understandings of beauty, truth, and goodness through her fiction. In addition, Bruner challenges recent scholarship by exploring the little-known influence of Baron Friedrich von Hügel, a twentieth-century Roman Catholic theologian, on her work.

    Bruner's study thus serves as a guide for those who enjoy reading O'Connor and—even more so—those who, like O'Connor herself, follow the subversive path of the crucified and risen one.

    The Studies in Theology and the Arts  series encourages Christians to thoughtfully engage with the relationship between their faith and artistic expression, with contributions from both theologians and artists on a range of artistic media including visual art, music, poetry, literature, film, and more.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIVP Academic
    Release dateOct 24, 2017
    ISBN9780830890361
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    Michael Mears Bruner

    Michael Mears Bruner (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is associate professor of practical theology at Azusa Pacific University. Born and raised in the Philippines as the son of missionaries, he is currently a resident scholar at the Huntington Library, an ordained minister in the PC(USA), and a recent recipient of a Lilly Endowment in theology and the arts.

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