Exegesis in the Age of Extremism: The Future of Christianity and Literary Studies in Higher Education
This essay examines the consequences of the Trump presidency on the study of literature and Christianity. Despite the recent defunding of the humanities and the widespread elimination of religious studies departments, the Trump presidency gave rise to the widespread use of exegetical modes of interp...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
2021
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Christianity & literature
Year: 2021, Volume: 70, Issue: 3, Pages: 303-312 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture CF Christianity and Science KBQ North America |
| Further subjects: | B
Humanities
B Critique B Donald Trump B literary study B Sentimentalism B post-critique |
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| Summary: | This essay examines the consequences of the Trump presidency on the study of literature and Christianity. Despite the recent defunding of the humanities and the widespread elimination of religious studies departments, the Trump presidency gave rise to the widespread use of exegetical modes of interpretation, with many of the tenets of post-structuralism entering the cultural mainstream. However, the interpretive failures of Trump supporters demonstrate the vital national importance of the humanities and the importance of formal literary and interpretive instruction. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-5666 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Christianity & literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/chy.2021.0036 |