Sinclair Lewis's Elmer Gantry: A Study of the Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy
Sinclair Lewis's Elmer Gantry (1927) is a novel famous for its eponymous anti-hero. It received widespread criticism upon its release from America's clergy and their congregations for its characterization of Elmer himself and for its associated representation of his religious practices and...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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Christianity & literature
Año: 2023, Volumen: 72, Número: 1, Páginas: 34-52 |
| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | CD Cristianismo ; Cultura KAH Edad Moderna KAJ Época contemporánea KBQ América del Norte |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Sinclair Lewis
B Fundamentalism B Naturalism B Evangelicalism B Liberalism |
| Acceso en línea: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Sumario: | Sinclair Lewis's Elmer Gantry (1927) is a novel famous for its eponymous anti-hero. It received widespread criticism upon its release from America's clergy and their congregations for its characterization of Elmer himself and for its associated representation of his religious practices and beliefs. Indeed, this critical reception of Elmer Gantry has almost become a codified interpretation of the novel. This interpretation, however, is incorrect. Elmer Gantry is not a novel that ridicules Christianity. Drawing from the battle between theological conservatism and liberalism, it reveals the complexity of American belief at the turn of the twentieth century in surprisingly sensitive ways. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-5666 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Christianity & literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/chy.2023.0002 |
