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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... speak in his own name, but in the name of his Father. Indeed, theological discourse offers its strange jubilation only to the strict extent that it permits and, dangerously, demands of its workman that he speak beyond his means ...
... speak in his own name, but in the name of his Father. Indeed, theological discourse offers its strange jubilation only to the strict extent that it permits and, dangerously, demands of its workman that he speak beyond his means ...
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... world of meaning (of gratitude, of love) that neither can nor should speak in a public voice: I dedicate this book to you, without whom. . . . Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Group http://taylorandfrancis.com PR E ix Acknowledgments.
... world of meaning (of gratitude, of love) that neither can nor should speak in a public voice: I dedicate this book to you, without whom. . . . Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Group http://taylorandfrancis.com PR E ix Acknowledgments.
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... speak of works rather than texts, of personal acts—answerable acts, we will hear them called—rather than a proliferation of signs or verbal instantiations of ideological forces. To become confused, sometimes, about the difference ...
... speak of works rather than texts, of personal acts—answerable acts, we will hear them called—rather than a proliferation of signs or verbal instantiations of ideological forces. To become confused, sometimes, about the difference ...
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... speak on Hero's behalf—after even her own father, Leonato, has accepted the charges against her (“Would the two princes lie, and Claudio lie?” [l. 153)—is the Friar who was to officiate at the ceremony: Hear me a little: For I have only ...
... speak on Hero's behalf—after even her own father, Leonato, has accepted the charges against her (“Would the two princes lie, and Claudio lie?” [l. 153)—is the Friar who was to officiate at the ceremony: Hear me a little: For I have only ...
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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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