Incarnation and Imagination in Jayber Crow: Wendell Berry's Divine Comedy

Wendell Berry models Jayber Crow on Dante’s Divine Comedy, and in doing so, he dramatizes a fundamental mystery of Christian theology: the Incarnation. Dante and Jayber make parallel errors on their winding pilgrimages to the beatific vision. At times they are tempted to enjoy created goods for thei...

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Authors: Reardon, Sarah (Author) ; Bilbro, Jeffrey (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins University Press 2024
In: Christianity & literature
Year: 2024, Volume: 73, Issue: 1, Pages: 119-137
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
CD Christianity and Culture
KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
NBC Doctrine of God
NBK Soteriology
Further subjects:B Incarnation
B Imagination
B Jayber Crow
B Wendell Berry
B Dante
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