Fictions of God - Paperback

by Frank England (Author)

Fiction and theology share an attempt to articulate what it means to be human. They both include narrative accounts of virtue and vice, moral worth and moral failure. Through the themes of courtesy, brutality, silence, sound, and divine absence, the sacred nature and character of being human is explored in novels by Anita Brookner, Chuck Palahniuk, Anne Michaels, Richard Powers, and Iris Murdoch.

Author Biography

Frank England, who holds degrees in theology, literary theory, and art history, is an honorary research associate at the University of Cape Town.