Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-186) and index
Introduction: Belief in meaninglessness -- Believing in literature : Eisenhower, Salinger, St. Jacques Derrida -- Supernatural formalism in the sixties : Ginsberg, chant, glossolalia -- The Latin mass of language : Vatican II, Catholic media, Don DeLillo -- The Bible and illiterature : Bible criticism, McCarthy and Morrison, illiterate readers -- The literary practice of belief : lived religion, Marilynne Robinson, Left behind -- Conclusion: The end of The road, devil on the rise
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American literature-- 20th century-- History and criticism
Postmodernism (Literature)
Religion and literature-- United States-- History-- 20th century