A Subversive Gospel - (Studies in Theology and the Arts) by Michael Mears Bruner (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>The good news of Jesus Christ is a subversive gospel, and following Jesus is a subversive act. Exploring the theological aesthetic of American author Flannery O'Connor, Michael Bruner argues that her fiction reveals what discipleship to Jesus Christ entails by subverting the traditional understandings of beauty, truth, and goodness.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><ul> <li>Conference on Christianity and Literature (CCL) 2020 Book of the Year - Literary Criticism</li> </ul><p>The good news of Jesus Christ is a subversive gospel, and following Jesus is a subversive act. These notions were embodied in the literary work of American author Flannery O'Connor, whose writing was deeply informed by both her Southern context and her Christian faith. In this volume in IVP Academic's Studies in Theology and the Arts series, theologian Michael Bruner explores O'Connor's theological aesthetic and argues that she reveals what discipleship to Christ entails by subverting the traditional understandings of beauty, truth, and goodness through her fiction. In addition, Bruner challenges recent scholarship by exploring the little-known influence of Baron Friedrich von Hügel, a twentieth-century Roman Catholic theologian, on her work. Bruner's study thus serves as a guide for those who enjoy reading O'Connor and--even more so--those who, like O'Connor herself, follow the subversive path of the crucified and risen one.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Bruner's readings of particular scenes are often powerful and convincing, his grasp of the material is profound, and . . . his total vision for O'Connor and her work is captivating and often rightly challenging. O'Connor's fiction presents a deeply Christian challenge to the multiple complacencies of modern culture--including, or perhaps <em>especially</em>, Christian culture. Bruner offers a coherent and sympathetic <em>theological</em> reading of the subversive world O'Connor offers, a world perhaps trembling beneath the surface of our own.</p>--Jonathan M. Platter, Reviews in Religion and Theology, 25:3 (2018)<br><br><p>Bruner's witticism reminds me of a gift that my father once gave me, a luminescent cobalt rock. "It's glass," he explained, "created when lightning hit the sand." The rock is something like O'Connor's stories. Yes, her characters may be treated like dirt, and their moments of grace may cause them pain and shock. Yet O'Connor shows us something true about our nature, our suffering, and God's grace. When struck by lightning, even dirt becomes beautiful.</p>--Sharon G. Thornton, Christian Century<br><br><p>This book accomplished something I was not expecting--it caused me to love another author. It is no surprise that the author was Flannery O'Connor, who Bruner has an obvious and profound respect for. What is unexpected is the degree to which I followed him into that affection. The answers are no more black-and-white than the characters from O'Connor's novels, but the meaning to be found by walking with them becomes stitched to you, hemmed in by the very Spirit of God.</p>--Alex Parish, blogger, www.bonsaibonfire.com<br>
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