There Before Us Religion, Literature, and Culture from Emerson to Wendell Berry

Afterword by Andrew DelbancoDespite the crucial importance of religion in American life, the place of religion in literary studies continues to take a backseat to trendier academic causes. "There Before Us" helps remedy this deficiency by exploring the place of faith in the lives of several major American writers. In developing their arguments, the essayists draw upon a wide array of contemporary theoretical resources -- from African American poetics to environmental criticism, from the hermeneutics of suspicion to the new historicism.Contributors: Katherine Clay Bassard Lawrence Buell Harold K. Bush Jr. Michael Colacurcio Andrew Delbanco John Gatta Roger Lundin Gail McDonald Barbara Packer M. D. WalhoutLundin, Roger is the author of 'There Before Us Religion, Literature, and Culture from Emerson to Wendell Berry', published 2007 under ISBN 9780802829634 and ISBN 0802829635.