Literature and Religion

How does one culture "read" another? This book is a series of conversations between a scholar from China and a scholar from the West, each reading texts from the other's culture. One of the key issues is the nature of religion and what we understand by that term in a world in which ancient religious and customs seem to be dying or under threat. Does literature and religion offer the possibility of mutual understanding--or merely illustrate our differences? These conversations between scholars are also between friends. And that, too, is important.

About the author

David Jasper is Professor of Literature and Theology at Glasgow University and Distinguished Overseas Professor at Renmin University of China, Beijing. He has published and lectured widely in the field of literature and theology and is the author of The Language of Liturgy (2018)

Product details

• Authors: Ou Guang-an, David Jasper
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.10.2020
• EAN: 9781532652189
• ISBN: 978-1-5326-5218-9
• No. of pages: 188
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 282 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity