| Wagering on Transcendence: The Search for Meaning in Literature Contributor(s): Carey, Phyllis (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1556129823 ISBN-13: 9781556129827 Publisher: Sheed & Ward OUR PRICE: $40.59 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 1997 Annotation: Wagering on Transcendence explores the question of ultimate meaning in literature. Through essays, Mount Mary College professors from various disciplines analyze several pieces of literature from a variety of genres and authors to show how each depicts the human struggle to find meaning. The essays analyze concrete examples of spiritual journeys, the ways in which nature can be an avenue of transcendence, the transforming effect that the search for meaning can have on the individual, how transcendence can be experienced through community, the roles of language and story in the quest for transcendence, and the wager itself: how our bets about the existence of the Divine determine how we live our lives. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - General - Religion | Philosophy - Religion | Christianity - Catholic |
| Dewey: 809.933 |
| LCCN: 97014762 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.97" W x 8.94" (1.06 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Catholic - Chronological Period - Modern |
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| Publisher Description: Wagering on Transcendence explores the question of ultimate meaning in literature. Through essays, Mount Mary College professors from various disciplines analyze several pieces of literature from a variety of genres and authors to show how each depicts the human struggle to find meaning. |