America's Dark Theologian

America's Dark Theologian
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9781479894734
ISBN-13 : 1479894737
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Book Synopsis America's Dark Theologian by : Douglas E. Cowan

Download or read book America's Dark Theologian written by Douglas E. Cowan and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's dark theologian: reading Stephen King religiously -- Thin spots: what peeks through the cracks in the world -- Deadfall: ghost stories as God-talk -- A jumble of blacks and whites: becoming religious -- Return to Ackerman's field: ritual and the unseen order -- Forty years in Maine: Stephen King and the varieties of religious experience -- If it be your will: theodicy, morality, and the nature of God -- The land beyond: cosmology and the never-ending questions


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