The Company of the Creative: A Christian Reader's Guide to Great Literature and Its ThemesKregel Academic - 639 páginas Great works and authors of the world are introduced and reviewed artistically, intellectually, and theologically. Persons discussed include Plato, Milton, Dickens, Shakespeare, Charlotte Bronte, Mark Twain, and C. S. Lewis. |
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... shows that this actually represents the rape of Europa . Redemptive themes abound in mythology as the need for a Savior is set forth even in the shades of pagan darkness . The Titan Prometheus's theft of fire explains the human dilemma ...
... shows that this actually represents the rape of Europa . Redemptive themes abound in mythology as the need for a Savior is set forth even in the shades of pagan darkness . The Titan Prometheus's theft of fire explains the human dilemma ...
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... indulges in moral judgment , " he shows us the futility of war . 1 The historian sketches the ill - fated Athenian expedition against the Sicilian allies of Sparta and their total defeat ( books 6 34 THE COMPANY OF THE CREATIVE.
... indulges in moral judgment , " he shows us the futility of war . 1 The historian sketches the ill - fated Athenian expedition against the Sicilian allies of Sparta and their total defeat ( books 6 34 THE COMPANY OF THE CREATIVE.
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... shows no humor , and is prudish . How fascinating to consider this gifted man writing so laboriously in Rome during the early years of the life of Jesus . Book I on " The Foundations of Rome " is especially rewarding . His objective is ...
... shows no humor , and is prudish . How fascinating to consider this gifted man writing so laboriously in Rome during the early years of the life of Jesus . Book I on " The Foundations of Rome " is especially rewarding . His objective is ...
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... shows the tragic defects in Stoicism's lack of a personal Savior or redemption.4 Seneca was a literary innovator and a leader in the reaction against rhetorical elegance and wit . His modification of the diatribe in communication is ...
... shows the tragic defects in Stoicism's lack of a personal Savior or redemption.4 Seneca was a literary innovator and a leader in the reaction against rhetorical elegance and wit . His modification of the diatribe in communication is ...
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... shows Augustine's supreme dependence upon Scripture . Compensating for his earlier ignorance of God's Word , he now devotes himself to its exposition . In De civitate Dei , his master work , he shares in Books 1-10 the blasphemies and ...
... shows Augustine's supreme dependence upon Scripture . Compensating for his earlier ignorance of God's Word , he now devotes himself to its exposition . In De civitate Dei , his master work , he shares in Books 1-10 the blasphemies and ...
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Tapping the Vitality of the Renaissance | 77 |
Revisiting Crucial Ideas from | 103 |
Weighing the Christian Heritage | 145 |
Appreciating the Treasures of British Poetry | 179 |
Inquiring into the Values of American Poetry | 261 |
Examining the Startling Surges | 375 |
Broadening the Search into World Literature | 425 |
Exploring the Literature of and About | 490 |
Assessing the Literature of Drama and | 512 |
Searching Through the Vast World of | 532 |
Selecting the Best in the Daunting Array | 558 |
Reading and Its Future | 582 |
Sifting the Amazing Trove of British Fiction | 306 |
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The Company of the Creative: A Christian Reader's Guide to Great Literature ... David L. Larsen Sin vista previa disponible - 1999 |
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