Broken Hallelujah: Nikos Kazantzakis and Christian TheologyLexington Books, 2007 - 163 páginas Broken Hallelujah offers a unique perspective on one of the most prolific and celebrated twentieth-century European writers, Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957). Marking the fiftieth anniversary of Kazantzakis's death, author Darren J. N. Middleton looks back on Kazantzakis's life and literary art to suggest that, contrary to popular belief, Kazantzakis and his views actually comport with the ideals of Christianity. As a theologian and ordained Baptist minister, Middleton approaches Kazantzakisas as a broadly sympathetic spiritual seeker rather than the traditional religious villain as he is routinely portrayed. Based on archival work conducted at the Kazantzakis library in Iraklion and at various monasteries on Athos, Middleton finds important connections between Kazantzakis's work and key themes in Eastern Orthodox theology, especially the "hesychastic" and "apophatic" traditions. This book advances modern Greek studies as well as general theological studies by acknowledging and celebrating Kazantzakis's clear if admittedly uneasy alliance with Christianity. Broken Hallelujah is a fascinating text that will interest scholars in Christianity and Literature studies, as well as those thinking through the faith in this era. |
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... questions we ask is more important than the answers we furnish : To paraphrase Schweitzer , did Kazantzakis consciously follow Renan in feeling that he had to take the New Testament and “ perfume it with sentimentality in order to feel ...
... questions we ask is more important than the answers we furnish : To paraphrase Schweitzer , did Kazantzakis consciously follow Renan in feeling that he had to take the New Testament and “ perfume it with sentimentality in order to feel ...
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... questions have value , at least on this view , for an inquiring spirituality leads ineluctably to an honest , risky , and robust spirituality . As Allen and Williamson explain , an openness to questions is in- tegral to what it means to ...
... questions have value , at least on this view , for an inquiring spirituality leads ineluctably to an honest , risky , and robust spirituality . As Allen and Williamson explain , an openness to questions is in- tegral to what it means to ...
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... question of determining a “ what ” rather than of doing a “ how , " a question of identifying what we believe in or ... questions like the filioque debate , God is a how , not a what . God is the passion of life , the passion of my life ...
... question of determining a “ what ” rather than of doing a “ how , " a question of identifying what we believe in or ... questions like the filioque debate , God is a how , not a what . God is the passion of life , the passion of my life ...
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Connections | 45 |
Kazantzakis and Process Theology | 83 |
Kazantzakis and Postmodern Theology | 101 |
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