Redeeming the Times: Evelyn Waugh’s Sword of Honour as Sacramental Epic
Evelyn Waugh’s Sword of Honour trilogy is a sacramental epic that derives its theology from the thinkers of the ressourcement, the theologians seeking a renewal of Catholic thinking by rediscovering the works of the early church fathers. Waugh shows grace operating both through the seven sacraments...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
[2021]
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Christianity & literature
Year: 2021, Volume: 70, Issue: 1, Pages: 28-51 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history NBC Doctrine of God NBP Sacramentology; sacraments |
| Further subjects: | B
Eucatastrophe
B Sword of Honour B Evelyn Waugh B Vocation B Ressourcement B Sacrament |
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| Summary: | Evelyn Waugh’s Sword of Honour trilogy is a sacramental epic that derives its theology from the thinkers of the ressourcement, the theologians seeking a renewal of Catholic thinking by rediscovering the works of the early church fathers. Waugh shows grace operating both through the seven sacraments as well as the sacramentality of creation. He portrays a notion of specific vocation, whereby every person has a unique role to play in God’s plan. He uses the narrative device of eucatastrophe, which depicts that within God’s plan, good can come out of evil. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-5666 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Christianity & literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/chy.2021.0002 |