Explorations in Twentieth-Century Theology and Philosophy - People Preoccupied With God

Explorations in Twentieth-Century Theology and Philosophy is a collection of studies of the thought of Evelyn Underhill, Dorothy L. Sayers, C. S. Lewis, Austin Farrer, Simone Weil, and others by a leading contemporary theologian.

List of contents

A Personal Note¿Stephen Burns; Foreword¿Simon Oliver; Introduction: The Grace of Intelligence¿Stephen Burns; One Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941): Mysticism and Worship; Two Evelyn Underhill: As Novelist - Exploring Mysticism; Three Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957): War and Redemption; Four Dorothy L. Sayers: Are Women Human? Considering Dante's Beatrice; Five C. S. Lewis (1898-1963): On Gender; Six C. S. Lewis: On Grief; Seven Austin Farrer (1905-1968): Love Almighty and Ills Unlimited; Eight Austin Farrer: And Friends; Nine Simone Weil (1909-1943): Resistance and Writing; Ten Simone Weil: Eucharistic Sacrifice - Exploring a Metaphor; Eleven Stephen Sykes (1939-2014) and Colleagues: Exploring the Problematic Legacy of Power; Afterword: The Passionate Intellect of Ann Loades¿Robert MacSwain; Acknowledgements;  Bibliography; Contributors; Index

About the author

Ann Loades, CBE (1938-2022), was Emerita Professor of Divinity at Durham University, UK, and Honorary Professor at University of St. Andrews, UK. 

Stephen Burns is Professor of Liturgical and Practical Theology at Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity, Australia.

Summary

Explorations in Twentieth-Century Theology and Philosophy is a collection of studies of the thought of Evelyn Underhill, Dorothy L. Sayers, C. S. Lewis, Austin Farrer, Simone Weil, and others by a leading contemporary theologian.

Product details

• Authors: Ann Loades
• Assisted by: Stephen Burns (Editor), Burns Stephen (Editor)
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781785278587
• ISBN: 978-1-78527-858-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Christian Theology / History, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Devotional, Christianity, Christian theology, History of Religion, Philosophy of religion, Devotional material, voices from the past; full recognition of women