A Theology Of Reading: The Hermeneutics Of LoveIf the whole of the Christian life is to be governed by the "law of love"—the twofold love of God and one's neighbor—what might it mean to read lovingly? That is the question that drives this unique book. Through theological reflection interspersed with readings of literary texts (Shakespeare and Cervantes, Nabokov and Nicholson Baker, George Eliot and W. H. Auden and Dickens), Jacobs pursues an elusive quarry: the charitable reader. |
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... READING 4. Kenosis INTERLUD E D : Two CHARI TABLE READERs 5 Justice Postlude Notes Works Cited Index IX 37 43 77 9 I 101 II 3 125 145 I 53 I 73 183 Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Group http://taylorandfrancis.com A C. vii Contents.
... READING 4. Kenosis INTERLUD E D : Two CHARI TABLE READERs 5 Justice Postlude Notes Works Cited Index IX 37 43 77 9 I 101 II 3 125 145 I 53 I 73 183 Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Group http://taylorandfrancis.com A C. vii Contents.
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... readers, and these differences must be acknowledged and understood. That said, the more important thing to note is this: The universal applicability of Jesus' twofold commandment makes Augustine's charitable imperative just as relevant ...
... readers, and these differences must be acknowledged and understood. That said, the more important thing to note is this: The universal applicability of Jesus' twofold commandment makes Augustine's charitable imperative just as relevant ...
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... readers can despoil the literary Egyptians of their precious gold (Jeffrey 76–78). In practice, the chief means by which this gold was laid hold of was allegory. As Jeffrey shows, Jerome uses an allegorical interpretation of a passage ...
... readers can despoil the literary Egyptians of their precious gold (Jeffrey 76–78). In practice, the chief means by which this gold was laid hold of was allegory. As Jeffrey shows, Jerome uses an allegorical interpretation of a passage ...
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Contents
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THE ILLUMINATI | 37 |
TRANSFER OF CHARISMA | 69 |
QUIXOTIC READING | 91 |
TWO CHARITABLE READERS | 113 |
Postlude | 145 |
Notes | 153 |
Works Cited | 173 |
Index | 183 |
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