Evangelicals and the Arts in Fiction: Portrayals of Tension in Non-Evangelical Works Since 1895

by John Weaver and Charles L. Harness

Book Overview

This book is an exploration of how the relationship of evangelicals to the arts has been portrayed in fiction for the last century. The author argues that evangelicals are consistently seen as enemies of the arts by non-evangelical writers. The artist (typically represented by a literal artist, occasionally by a scientist or reluctant messiah) typically has to fight for liberation from such cliched character types as the failed evangelical artist,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786472065
• ISBN13: 9780786472062
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher