American Fiction and the Loss of Faith
“The loss of faith which has characterized our fiction … seems to have consisted of three steps: first, an awareness by writers and critics of the decline of traditional Christian values and often an accompanying disavowal of them; second, a sense of loss precipitated by the failure to find adequate...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
1964
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Theology today
Year: 1964, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 161-173 |
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| Summary: | “The loss of faith which has characterized our fiction … seems to have consisted of three steps: first, an awareness by writers and critics of the decline of traditional Christian values and often an accompanying disavowal of them; second, a sense of loss precipitated by the failure to find adequate substitutes for those values; third, a re-evaluation of those values from a standpoint of disillusion, resulting in a new recognition of the Christian heritage but without the vitalizing ingredient of personal commitment.” |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/004057366402100204 |