Cathedrals of bone the role of the body in contemporary Catholic literature / [electronic resource] :
John C. Waldmeir.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Fordham University Press, 2009.
- ix, 211 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-208) and index.
The body, flesh and bone -- Discovering the body: Catholic literature after Vatican II -- Writing and the Catholic body: Mary Gordon's art -- Preserving the body: Annie Dillard and tradition -- Clothing bodies/making priests: the sacramental vision of J.F. Powers, Alfred Alcorn, and Louise Erdrich -- The body in doubt: Catholic literature, theology, and sexual abuse -- The body "as it was": on the occasion of Mel Gibson's The passion of the Christ.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Catholic Church--In literature.
American literature--Catholic authors--History and criticism. American literature--History and criticism.--20th century Human body in literature. Human body--Religious aspects. Christianity and literature--History--United States--20th century.