Fiction and the death of god: narrative, theology and moral philosophy in Victorian fiction
The novelist is not a theologian or a philosopher, but within the enclosed world of Victorian fiction the matter of theology and the nature of good and evil are examined after the disappearance of God. In the fiction of Dickens, this contention is explored together with the responsibility of the rea...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2022
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| In: |
International journal of philosophy and theology
Year: 2022, Volume: 83, Issue: 5, Pages: 331-338 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Great Britain
/ Morals
/ Literature
/ Culture
/ God
/ Absence
/ History 1837-1904
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| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles |
| Further subjects: | B
Consciousness
B Evil B Religion B Good B Tragedy B Story |
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| Summary: | The novelist is not a theologian or a philosopher, but within the enclosed world of Victorian fiction the matter of theology and the nature of good and evil are examined after the disappearance of God. In the fiction of Dickens, this contention is explored together with the responsibility of the reader as stories are told. While theology may sometimes hamper the reader of fiction, in Victorian novels God may be absent while deeply theological issues remain to be explored and responded to. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-2335 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2022.2157132 |