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James Baldwin and the Heavenly City

- Prophecy, Apocalypse, and Doubt

About James Baldwin and the Heavenly City

Focusing on Baldwin's six novels, along with essays, stories, and drama, this book shows that his novels use biblical ideas in partly - but not fully - secularized ways to express the possible human attainment of a new life embodying a real but undefinable holiness.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781611862898
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 258
  • Published:
  • July 31, 2018
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x0 mm.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: August 17, 2025

Description of James Baldwin and the Heavenly City

Focusing on Baldwin's six novels, along with essays, stories, and drama, this book shows that his novels use biblical ideas in partly - but not fully - secularized ways to express the possible human attainment of a new life embodying a real but undefinable holiness.

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