When the Eternal Can Be Met: The Bergsonian Theology of Time in the Works of C.S. Lewis, T.S. Eliot and W.H. Auden
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (989 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0718893603 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 234 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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R. He is the author of 'Election and Unity in Paul's Epistles to the Romans' (2009) and 'Functioning Fantasies: Theology, Ideology, and Social Conception in the Fantasies of C.S. . Lewis and J. Corey Latta is currently Vice President of Academics at Visible Music College in Memphis, TN. Tolkien' (2010). R
"A great piece of scholarship" according to Kurt. In his recent book, Latta argues that philosopher Henri Bergson had a large influence upon the theology of time in Lewis, Eliot, and Auden. To date this is the only book that surveys these four interlocutors. Prior to reading Latta’s book, I had never heard of Bergson, which shouldn’t be surprising because Latta . A Theological Awakening I’m not sure a short review could ever begin to describe the depth, the pathos, the emotional power and incredible range of intellectuality that this book encompasses, especially since there are but four main “characters” in this wonderfully dramatic book. Well, actually five, since Dr. Latta is the Directo. Feedthemachine said One Star. Eh.
Latta's fine study breaks new ground in identifying how the 'dinosaur' Lewis also belonged to his own age.--Jameela Lares, Professor of English, University of Southern MississippiIt is rare to find a thinker who transcends disciplines in such a seamless way. Latta's work is theologically deep, philosophically sound, and literarily astute. Lewis in context with his modernist contemporaries. This study is yet more proof that C. For too long have scholars read Lewis in isolation from the thinkers to whom he responded. Lewis is finally coming into his deserved recognition as a formidable twentieth-century author and intellect. When the Eternal Can Be Met helps paint a picture of Lewis, who wrote in the same world and about the same ideas with which Bergson, Auden, and Eliot wrestled.--Armond Boudreaux, Assistant Professor, East Georgia State College --Wipf and Stock Publishers . Many pastors may not readily see the implicatio
Lewis, T.S. This book is about philosophical influence on theological articulations. Specifically, Latta claims that C.S. Eliot, and W.H. Auden’s post-conversion works that have time as a theological theme cannot be completely understood without knowledge of the philosophy of Henri Bergson.