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    The Christian Imagination: The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing
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    The Christian Imagination: The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing

    By Leland Ryken

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    The Christian Imagination brings together in a single source the best that has been written about the relationship between literature and the Christian faith. This anthology covers all of the major topics that fall within this subject and includes essays and excerpts from fifty authors, including C.S. Lewis, Flannery O’Connor, Dorothy Sayers, and Frederick Buechner.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
    Release dateDec 7, 2011
    ISBN9780307568847
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    The Christian Imagination: The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing
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    Leland Ryken

    Leland Ryken (PhD, University of Oregon) served as professor of English at Wheaton College for nearly fifty years. He served as literary stylist for the English Standard Version Bible and has authored or edited over sixty books, including The Word of God in English and A Complete Handbook of Literary Forms in the Bible.

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