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reimagining the sacred in American literature, from Walden to Gilead
"This book examines play and religion in American literature, exploring a unique kind of modern piety that arises not based on fixed doctrines or ecclesiastical structures, but on a light-handed responsiveness of spirit that constantly adapts to new perspectives and revises fixed assumptions in the light of new experiences"--
Introduction: This is play -- Play and attunement : the spirituality of Walden -- Play and possibility : Emily Dickinson's theology of perhaps -- Play and improvisation : Jack Kerouac's singing theology -- Play and nonsense : Thomas Merton's last poem -- Play and risk : Annie Dillard's daredevil faith -- Play and understanding : Marilynne Robinson's religious hermeneutics.
Includes bibliographical references and index.