Faithful Vision: Treatments of the Sacred, Spiritual, and Supernatural in Twentieth-Century African American Fiction"This is a marvelous and sustained discussion of 'faithful vision' and its significant influence on African American literature." -- American Literature |
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... grace is a practical doctrine relating to personal and individual action because it enables forgiveness and salvation through faith. In neitherGo Tell It on the Mountain, The Souls of Black Folk, nor in life is faithful vision ...
... grace saves the soul through faith, grace—the unmerited love and forgiveness of God that is always available—having important implications for saving the individual self. Among its vast complexities, the Bible presents the Old Testament ...
... grace. Tiny's moment was [Eddie's grandfather's] DaddyGene's moment and in a subtle transformation became eternal in small boy wide eyed, excited beside him. (15–16) Tiny's movements are those of a virtuoso who frees himself spiritually ...
... grace as though he sees the vision of a miracle. The portrayal of Tiny evokes his momentary transcendence and makes him one of the most compelling characters, in spite of his brief role. Certainly, the language depicts a potent ...
... grace. She does not fear for Cecil's soul because God allows him to blaspheme to reveal the “unfathomable limits of [his] mercy, [his] redemption that can pluck a sinner from the very jaws of Hell's mouth” (127). Cecil has caused Esther ...
Contents
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03 Critiquing Christian Belief | 77 |
04 Rejecting God and Redefining Faith | 118 |
05 Reshaping and Radicalizing Faith | 156 |
Fiction Life and Faitful Vision | 197 |
Notes | 205 |
Bibliography | 233 |
Index | 245 |
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Faithful Vision: Treatments of the Sacred, Spiritual, and Supernatural in ... James W. Coleman No preview available - 2009 |