Wanderings in the Desert: From the Exodus to the English Patient
From the desert has grown a vast and varied literature, from the Bible to contemporary fiction and poetry. Underpinning this literature is a theological wisdom that is barely heard and is forgotten at our peril. Recent political and military activities in the deserts of the Middle East have radicall...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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Literature and theology
Year: 2004, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 153-168 |
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| Summary: | From the desert has grown a vast and varied literature, from the Bible to contemporary fiction and poetry. Underpinning this literature is a theological wisdom that is barely heard and is forgotten at our peril. Recent political and military activities in the deserts of the Middle East have radically obscured that wisdom. This essay seeks to give it voice and assert again its necessary claims. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Literature and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/18.2.153 |