The Sacred Desert is a reflection on the role of the desert in theology, history, literature, art and film.
An original reflection on the role of the desert in theology, history, literature, art and film.
Discusses figures as diverse as Jesus, the early Christian Desert Fathers, T.E. Lawrence, T.S. Eliot, Georgia O’Keeffe, Wim Wenders and Jim Crace.
Makes connections across millennia of desert literature.
Deepens the reader’s understanding of the desert as a real place, as an interior space, and as a textual site,
Concludes with comments on the recent conflicts in Iraq.
Written in a readable and engaging style.
About the Author
David Jasper is Professor of Literature and Theology at the University of Glasgow, and was the founding editor of the journal, Literature and Theology. He is the author of The Sacred and Secular Canon in Romanticism (1999) and co-editor of The Bible and Literature: A Reader (edited with Stephen Prickett, Blackwell Publishing, 1999) and Religion and Literature: A Reader (edited with Robert Detweiler, 2000).
Features
Offers a fascinating and original reflection on the role of the desert in theology, history, literature, art and film
Discusses figures as diverse as Jesus, the early Christian Desert Fathers, T.E. Lawrence, T.S. Eliot, Georgia O’Keeffe, Wim Wenders, Bill Viola, and Jim Crace
Makes connections across millennia of desert literature, stretching from the Bible - perhaps still the greatest of our desert texts - through to contemporary experiences of the desert
Deepens the reader’s understanding of the desert as a real place, as an interior space, and as a textual site
Concludes with comments on the recent conflicts in Iraq
Written in a lively and engaging style, this is truly an original work of theology, and a captivating journey through the history of religion.
