The return of Christian humanism: Chesterton, Eliot, Tolkien, and the romance of history

"Oser examines the twentieth-century literary clash between a dogmatically relativist modernism and a robust revival of Christian humanism. Reviewing English literature from Chaucer to Beckett, and the thoughts of philosophers, theologians, and modern literary critics, Oser challenges the assum...

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Main Author: Oser, Lee 1958- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Columbia, Mo. London University of Missouri Press c2007
In:Year: 2007
Reviews:The Return of Christian Humanism: Chesterton, Eliot, Tolkien, and the Romance of History by Lee Oser (review) (2010) (Brunner, Larry)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B English language / Christian literature / Humanity (Motif)
B Chesterton, G. K. 1874-1936
B Eliot, T. S. 1888-1965
B Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973
B Chesterton, G. K. 1874-1936 / Eliot, T. S. 1888-1965 / Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973 / Christian humanism
Further subjects:B Eliot T. S. Thomas Stearns 1888-1965 Criticism and interpretation
B Theology, Doctrinal, in literature
B Christianity and literature Great Britain History
B Chesterton G. K. Gilbert Keith 1874-1936 Criticism and interpretation
B Chesterton, G. K (Gilbert Keith) (1874-1936) Criticism and interpretation
B Tolkien, J. R. R (John Ronald Reuel) (1892-1973) Criticism and interpretation
B Tolkien J. R. R. John Ronald Reuel 1892-1973 Criticism and interpretation
B Christian literature, English History and criticism
B English literature History and criticism
B Eliot, T. S (Thomas Stearns) (1888-1965) Criticism and interpretation
B Humanism in literature
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