Reading between the Lines: A Christian Guide to Literature (audio)

by Gene Edward Veith Jr.; Jeff Riggenbach

Publisher:

Blackstone Publishing

, 2016

Overview

This is a guidebook for Christians who want to learn how to recognize books that are spiritually and aesthetically good—to cultivate good literary taste. Gene Edward Veith presents basic information to help book lovers understand what they read, from the classics to the bestsellers. He explains how the major genres of literature communicate and explores the ways in which comedy, tragedy, realism, and fantasy can portray the Christian worldview. These discussions lead to a host of related topics: the value of fairy tales for children, the tragic and the comic sense of life, the interplay between Greek and Biblical concepts in the imagination, and the new “post-modernism,” a subject of vital importance to Christians. In the pages of this book, readers will meet writers, past and present, who carry on a great literary tradition. By supporting worthy authors, Christians can exert a powerful influence on their culture. “The scope of this project is impressive.” “Dr. Veith proves himself once again to be a knowledgeable guide through the landscape of the written word.” “Reading between the Lines is thoroughly enjoyable and thoroughly literate—a magnificent blending of history, literature, and theology that will be welcomed by professionals and laity alike.” “This book should raise significantly the cultural level of evangelicalism.”

Product Details

• Title: Reading between the Lines: A Christian Guide to Literature (audio)
• Authors: Gene Edward Veith Jr., Jeff Riggenbach
• Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
• Print Publication Date: 2016
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Era: era:modern
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Audio
• Subjects: Religion › Christianity--Literature & the Arts; Religion › Christianity--General
• ISBNs: 9781504739931, 1504739930
• Resource ID: LLS:9781504739931
• Resource Type: Media
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-01-24T22:47:43Z