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Deep comedy : trinity, tragedy, and hope in western literature / Peter J. Leithart. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Moscow, Idaho : Canon Press, [(c)2006.Description: xvi, 159 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781591280279
  • 1591280273
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PN49.D447 2006
  • PN49.L533.D447 2006
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Partial contents:
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
Summary: 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
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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. Link to source of summary

https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Comedy-Trinity-Tragedy-Literature-dp-1591280273/dp/1591280273/ref=mt_other?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1594663776

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