Le crime au coeur des romans de Bernanos: une interprétation théologique
To revisit the theology underlying Bernanos' work as a novelist, the author took as a lead the presence of a murder, or at least a news item, in each of his books. What is the sense of this? One says: a sense of redemption, by the identification of the slain innocent with Christ. This theme ind...
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | French |
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Vrin
2005
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Revue des sciences philosophiques et théologiques
Year: 2005, Volume: 89, Issue: 3, Pages: 523-547 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bernanos, Georges 1888-1948
/ Crime (Motif)
/ Novel
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IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDB Roman Catholic Church NBK Soteriology |
Summary: | To revisit the theology underlying Bernanos' work as a novelist, the author took as a lead the presence of a murder, or at least a news item, in each of his books. What is the sense of this? One says: a sense of redemption, by the identification of the slain innocent with Christ. This theme indeed exists. Yet on the one hand there is an evolution during the course of which charity tends to replace the sacrificial aspect as a salutary force, on the other hand there are cases where something else is at work: the compassion of the author and the reader for the victim, announcing the compassion of God. |
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ISSN: | 0035-2209 |
Contains: | In: Revue des sciences philosophiques et théologiques
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