Deep comedy : trinity, tragedy, and hope in western literature /
Leithart, Peter J.
Deep comedy : trinity, tragedy, and hope in western literature / [print] Peter J. Leithart. - Moscow, Idaho : Canon Press, [(c)2006. - xvi, 159 pages ; 22 cm
PennsylvaniaRT I: TRAGIC HawaiiSTORY Golden age past The best is yet to be PennsylvaniaRT II: TRAGIC MaineTAPHYSICS AND THEOLOGY Metaphysics of death Supplement at the origin PennsylvaniaRT III: TRAGIC LITERATURE Ancient literature and tragedy Deep comedy
In this short but stimulating work, Peter Leithart draws upon insights from history, theology, philosophy, and literature to connect two of the most glorious and unique truths of Christianity-its hopeful eschatology and its doctrine of a dynamic, personal Trinity. First, Leithart shows that the biblical view of history is essentially comic and hopeful, in contrast to the classical Greco-Roman view, which is essentially and irredeemably tragic. Then he develops the same point by examining Greek philosophy and its descendants (including postmodernism) in contrast to orthodox Trinitarian theology. Finally, he shows how the tragic and comic worldviews have been reflected in literature, with discussions of Greek epics and two Shakespearean plays. The result is a tour through three thousand years of intellectual history that celebrates the living power of orthodoxy. https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Comedy-Trinity-Tragedy-Literature-dp-1591280273/dp/1591280273/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1594663776
9781591280279 1591280273
2004018380
Religion and literature.
Tragedy--History and criticism.
Christianity--Essence, genius, nature.
PN49.D447 2006 PN49.L533.D447 2006
Deep comedy : trinity, tragedy, and hope in western literature / [print] Peter J. Leithart. - Moscow, Idaho : Canon Press, [(c)2006. - xvi, 159 pages ; 22 cm
PennsylvaniaRT I: TRAGIC HawaiiSTORY Golden age past The best is yet to be PennsylvaniaRT II: TRAGIC MaineTAPHYSICS AND THEOLOGY Metaphysics of death Supplement at the origin PennsylvaniaRT III: TRAGIC LITERATURE Ancient literature and tragedy Deep comedy
In this short but stimulating work, Peter Leithart draws upon insights from history, theology, philosophy, and literature to connect two of the most glorious and unique truths of Christianity-its hopeful eschatology and its doctrine of a dynamic, personal Trinity. First, Leithart shows that the biblical view of history is essentially comic and hopeful, in contrast to the classical Greco-Roman view, which is essentially and irredeemably tragic. Then he develops the same point by examining Greek philosophy and its descendants (including postmodernism) in contrast to orthodox Trinitarian theology. Finally, he shows how the tragic and comic worldviews have been reflected in literature, with discussions of Greek epics and two Shakespearean plays. The result is a tour through three thousand years of intellectual history that celebrates the living power of orthodoxy. https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Comedy-Trinity-Tragedy-Literature-dp-1591280273/dp/1591280273/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1594663776
9781591280279 1591280273
2004018380
Religion and literature.
Tragedy--History and criticism.
Christianity--Essence, genius, nature.
PN49.D447 2006 PN49.L533.D447 2006