Jesus in Twentieth Century Literature, Art, and Movies (Ubc Studies in Religion)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 241 pages
• Published by: Continuum May 20, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 082642841X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0826428417
• Book Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 14.4 ounces

Product Description
In the twentieth century a number of novelists, artists, and filmmakers, resurrected the life of Jesus genre made so popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by Renan, Strauss, and others. In addition, novelists Norman Mailer, Jose Saramago, and Ricci have written their own "gospels."

Burns' collection--taken from a conference at a 2004 regional SBL meeting--explores the ways in which these portraits of Jesus continue to fulfill the familiar observation that people tend to depict Jesus in their own image. In several of the portraits of Jesus, the artists offer a creative response to the realities of the human condition of our time.

About The Author
Paul C. Burns is Associate Professor Emeritus of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.