200 Pages
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Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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While many scholars in Shakespeare and Religious Studies assume a secularist viewpoint in their interpretation of Shakespeare’s works, there are others that allow for a theologically coherent reading. Located within the turn to religion in Shakespeare studies, this book goes beyond the claim that Shakespeare simply made artistic use of religious material in his drama. It argues that his plays... Read more
Foreword; Introduction: On God’s Hidden Presence; Part One: Theology and History; 1 Divine Courtesy; 2 The Unexceptional King; Part Two: Theology and Tragedy; 3 The Hidden Double; 4 Human Gods; Part Three: Theology and Comedy; 5 Unauthorized Grace; 6 Comic Repentance; Conclusion: Shakespeare’s Theatrical Good Friday
Biography
Anthony D. Baker is Clinton S. Quin Professor of Systematic Theology at the Seminary of the Southwest, USA. He is the author of Diagonal Advance: Perfection in Christian Theology (2011), as well as various articles in Modern Theology, Political Theology, The Journal of Anglican Studies, Anglican Theological Review, Heythrop Journal and other journals and collections.
