Autotheography "Now": Theorizing Genre and Sanctification in Julia A. J. Foote's A Brand Plucked from the Fire
Jennifer McFarlane-Harris introduces the term “autotheography” to account for writing the self through theology and the interpretation of Scripture; the subject understands herself in relation to and actualized through God. This article examines Julia A. J. Foote’s A Brand Plucked from the Fire (187...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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Christianity & literature
Year: 2024, Volume: 73, Issue: 3, Pages: 334-360 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture HA Bible KBQ North America KDG Free church NBC Doctrine of God NBF Christology NBG Pneumatology; Holy Spirit NBK Soteriology |
| Further subjects: | B
Methodism
B Autobiography B Holiness B African American Women B Julia A. J. Foote |
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| Summary: | Jennifer McFarlane-Harris introduces the term “autotheography” to account for writing the self through theology and the interpretation of Scripture; the subject understands herself in relation to and actualized through God. This article examines Julia A. J. Foote’s A Brand Plucked from the Fire (1879) as a key example of this subgenre, wherein Foote’s autotheographical process is a metaphoric, episodic approach to life in the Holy Spirit, with special emphasis on biblical typology (the spiritual “brand”) and a Methodist-inspired immediacy of verb progressions (“now”), to invite her readers to understand and experience the fullness of salvation through sanctification. Ultimately, Foote issues a call for social justice and creates a community of readers in her charismatic, genre-bending text, both in the nineteenth century and for scholar-readers today. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-5666 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Christianity & literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/chy.2024.a940454 |
