Broken Hallelujah: Nikos Kazantzakis and Christian TheologyBroken 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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... theologians such as Kazoh Kitamori and Jürgen Moltmann , who use Luther's stress on the crucifixion to claim that God willingly experiences pain , and that God gives purpose and honor to our suffering because God also is in distress ...
... theologians such as Kazoh Kitamori and Jürgen Moltmann , who use Luther's stress on the crucifixion to claim that God willingly experiences pain , and that God gives purpose and honor to our suffering because God also is in distress ...
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... theologians of the nineteenth century stressed the decisive significance of the historical Jesus for the Christian faith . United in their struggle against the tyranny of ecclesiastical dogma , these writers— David F. Strauss , Ernest ...
... theologians of the nineteenth century stressed the decisive significance of the historical Jesus for the Christian faith . United in their struggle against the tyranny of ecclesiastical dogma , these writers— David F. Strauss , Ernest ...
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... theologians working within the school of Chris- tian process thought . Drawing on the work of their intellectual predecessors Darwin , Bergson , and Alfred North Whitehead , process theologians empha- size the becoming of God and the ...
... theologians working within the school of Chris- tian process thought . Drawing on the work of their intellectual predecessors Darwin , Bergson , and Alfred North Whitehead , process theologians empha- size the becoming of God and the ...
Contents
Connections | 45 |
Kazantzakis and Process Theology | 83 |
Kazantzakis and Postmodern Theology | 101 |
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