The Theology of Attention in The Fault in Our Stars: John Green's Novel Contribution to "Thinking About Suffering"
This article describes the theology of attention that unfolds in John Green's young adult novel The Fault in Our Stars. Using Simone Weil's "doctrine of attention" as an interpretative lens, I explain how Green uses literary fiction to outline an alternative to abstract theologic...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2023, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 36-49 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Green, John 1977-, The fault in our stars
/ Wallace, David Foster 1962-2008, Infinite Jest
/ Dostoevskij, Fëdor Michajlovič 1821-1881, Bratʹja Karamazovy
/ Weil, Simone 1909-1943
/ Suffering (Motif)
/ Watchfulness
/ Theology
/ Truth
/ Theodicy
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CD Christianity and Culture FA Theology NBC Doctrine of God NBK Soteriology NCB Personal ethics |
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| Summary: | This article describes the theology of attention that unfolds in John Green's young adult novel The Fault in Our Stars. Using Simone Weil's "doctrine of attention" as an interpretative lens, I explain how Green uses literary fiction to outline an alternative to abstract theological "solutions" to the horror of child cancer. Through intertextual connections to Infinite Jest and The Brothers Karamazov, Green implies that a focus on individual suffering is the basis for true compassion, translating the theological vision of "attentive love" presented by Foster Wallace and Dostoevsky for contemporary readers. |
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| ISSN: | 1703-289X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
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