Christ the Tragedy of God
a theological exploration of tragedy
$435.41
- Hardcover
156 pages
- Release Date
2 October 2018
Summary
Tragedy is a genre for exploring loss and suffering, and this book traces the vital areas where tragedy has shaped and been a resource for Christian theology. There is a history to the relationship of theology and tragedy; tragic literature has explored areas of theological interest, and is present in the Bible and ongoing theological concerns. Christian theology has a long history of using what is at hand, and the genre of tragedy is no different.
What are the merits and challenges …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781138092143 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1138092142 |
| Author: | Kevin Taylor |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 156 |
| Release Date: | 2 October 2018 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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Critics Review
“For him [Kevin Taylor], tragic literature reveals fundamental structures of human life and experience that inevitably affect the shape of God’s work within creation. Incarnation is already God’s participation in tragedy - long before Christ undergoes his passion - and the communication of the Christian faith across subsequent centuries remains mired in tragic ambiguity. This theological thesis drives the text from start to finish, and it’s a thesis worth engaging.”
- Janna Gonwa, Yale University, Reading Religion
“Incarnation is already God’s participation in tragedy—long before Christ undergoes his passion—and the communication of the Christian faith across subsequent centuries remains mired in tragic ambiguity. This theological thesis drives the text from start to finish, and it’s a thesis worth engaging.”
Janna Gonwa
, Reading Religion“For him [Kevin Taylor], tragic literature reveals fundamental structures of human life and experience that inevitably affect the shape of God’s work within creation. Incarnation is already God’s participation in tragedy - long before Christ undergoes his passion - and the communication of the Christian faith across subsequent centuries remains mired in tragic ambiguity. This theological thesis drives the text from start to finish, and it’s a thesis worth engaging.”
- Janna Gonwa, Yale University, Reading Religion
“Incarnation is already God’s participation in tragedy—long before Christ undergoes his passion—and the communication of the Christian faith across subsequent centuries remains mired in tragic ambiguity. This theological thesis drives the text from start to finish, and it’s a thesis worth engaging.”
Janna Gonwa
, Reading ReligionAbout The Author
Kevin Taylor
Kevin Taylor is an associate professor in the Department of Religion and Practical Theology at Pfeiffer University, USA. His publications include co-editing Christian Theology and Tragedy (Ashgate, 2011), and Hans Urs von Balthasar and the Question of Tragedy in the Novels of Thomas Hardy (T&T Clark, 2013).
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