Cathedrals of Bone : : The Role of the Body in Contemporary Catholic Literature / / John C. Waldmeir.
The metaphor of the Church as a "body" has shaped Catholic thinking since the Second Vatican Council. Its influence on theological inquiries into Catholic nature and practice is well-known; less obvious is the way it has shaped a generation of Catholic imaginative writers. Cathedrals of Bo...
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Body, Flesh and Bone
- 1. Discovering the Body: Catholic Literature after Vatican II
- 2. Writing and the Catholic Body: Mary Gordon’s Art
- 3. Preserving the Body: Annie Dillard and Tradition
- 4. Clothing Bodies/Making Priests: The Sacramental Vision of J. F. Powers, Alfred Alcorn, and Louise Erdrich
- 5. The Body in Doubt: Catholic Literature, Theology, and Sexual Abuse
- 6. The Body ‘‘As It Was’’: On the Occasion of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ
- Conclusion: The Body Mutinies
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index