Christian Fantasy: From 1200 to the PresentThis is the first account of invented stories involving the Christian supernatural. In their development a central concern is found to be the fantasy-making human imagination itself, at first seen as a obstacle to Christian purpose, but more recently given freer rein. |
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This mixture of scepticism and belief may give strength to his faith , but it is unusual among modern writers in admitting the draught from outside . - There is a sense in all this division , in this painful separation of man from God ...
This mixture of scepticism and belief may give strength to his faith , but it is unusual among modern writers in admitting the draught from outside . - There is a sense in all this division , in this painful separation of man from God ...
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18 Other Writers There is a surprisingly wide range of modern fantasies and science- fiction works on religious topics involving the ' supernatural ' , even if there are few plainly Christian fantasies of any stature , apart from those ...
18 Other Writers There is a surprisingly wide range of modern fantasies and science- fiction works on religious topics involving the ' supernatural ' , even if there are few plainly Christian fantasies of any stature , apart from those ...
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... 216-17 , 235–6 , 241-2 , 252 , 261 , 280-1 , 286–7 , 300 , 301-2 ; term ' Christian fantasy ' justified , 1-3 ; the Bible itself as Christian fantasy , 1-3 ; writers of Christian fantasy themselves often see it as drawing on truth ...
... 216-17 , 235–6 , 241-2 , 252 , 261 , 280-1 , 286–7 , 300 , 301-2 ; term ' Christian fantasy ' justified , 1-3 ; the Bible itself as Christian fantasy , 1-3 ; writers of Christian fantasy themselves often see it as drawing on truth ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The French Queste del Saint Graal 122 | 12 |
The Commedia | 21 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Christian Fantasy: From 1200 to the Present |
| Author | Colin Nicholas Manlove |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0333558901, 9780333558904 |
| Length | 356 pages |
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