Faith and the literary imagination: the educational challenge

Divided into four parts, the article explores the relationship between literature and faith. The first part examines the connection between literature and the pursuit of truth and the second shows that literature can offer a challenging encounter with different beliefs. Part three examines some exam...

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Auteur principal: Williams, Kevin (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Routledge 2013
Dans: Journal of beliefs and values
Année: 2013, Volume: 34, Numéro: 2, Pages: 245-255
Sujets non-standardisés:B Literature
B Imagination
B Faith
B France
B Secularism
B Truth
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Résumé:Divided into four parts, the article explores the relationship between literature and faith. The first part examines the connection between literature and the pursuit of truth and the second shows that literature can offer a challenging encounter with different beliefs. Part three examines some examples of the imagination at work in illuminating faith and the final section considers the educational challenge for teachers in enabling students to respond in an informed and sensitive way to literary encounters with faith.
ISSN:1469-9362
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2013.811202