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Holy Ground: The Sacramental Landscape of Berry's Port William1447 views
Author
Collier, John, Religious Studies - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia
Advisors
Jenkins, Willis, Department of Religious Studies, University of Virginia
Abstract
Holy Ground: The Sacramental Landscape of Berry's Port William argues that the world Berry imagines is, when understood in theological terms, thoroughly sacramental. The town of Port William, Kentucky, that center point for Berry's fiction, is a locale where grace arrives via the land, the community and her ordinary (though unexpected) priestly characters. This argument emerges from a close reading of Berry's fiction and is bolstered by demonstrating Berry's indebtedness to the Greek Orthodox translator and philosopher Philip Sherrard.
Degree
PHD (Doctor of Philosophy)
Keywords
wendell berry; sacramental theology; religion and literature
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Collier, John. Holy Ground: The Sacramental Landscape of Berry's Port William. University of Virginia, Religious Studies - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, PHD (Doctor of Philosophy), 2017-04-29, https://doi.org/10.18130/V31D2H.
