Broken Hallelujah: Nikos Kazantzakis and Christian TheologyMarking 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. |
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... hope , but with bravery , it is your duty to set your prow calmly toward the abyss . And to say : " Nothing exists ! " Nothing exists ! Neither life nor death . I watch mind and matter hunting each other like two nonexistent erotic ...
... hope , but with bravery , it is your duty to set your prow calmly toward the abyss . And to say : " Nothing exists ! " Nothing exists ! Neither life nor death . I watch mind and matter hunting each other like two nonexistent erotic ...
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... hope . Struggling with God is a sign of grace because it has to do with God and is of God . Many divine revelations in the Bible occur in ambiguous ways , often baffling the protagonist , who can only hope that in time the " light will ...
... hope . Struggling with God is a sign of grace because it has to do with God and is of God . Many divine revelations in the Bible occur in ambiguous ways , often baffling the protagonist , who can only hope that in time the " light will ...
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... hope is not lost . Hope appears as the promise that pulsates at the heart of the local and varied tales that people tell to sustain themselves and others.41 Today , this promise's echo may be heard in those theological voices - from ...
... hope is not lost . Hope appears as the promise that pulsates at the heart of the local and varied tales that people tell to sustain themselves and others.41 Today , this promise's echo may be heard in those theological voices - from ...
Contents
Connections | 45 |
Kazantzakis and Process Theology | 83 |
Kazantzakis and Postmodern Theology | 101 |
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