A Subversive Gospel, Michael Mears Bruner
A Subversive Gospel, Michael Mears Bruner
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A Subversive Gospel
Flannery O'Connor and the Reimagining of Beauty, Goodness, and Truth

Author: Michael Mears Bruner

Narrator: Michael Mears Bruner

Unabridged: 10 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 06/09/2020

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Conference on Christianity and Literature (CCL) 2020 Book of the Year - Literary Criticism.
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.

About The Author

Michael Mears Bruner (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is associate professor of practical theology at Azusa Pacific University. Born and raised in the Philippines as the son of missionaries, he is currently a resident scholar at the Huntington Library, an ordained minister in the PC(USA), and a recent recipient of a Lilly Endowment in theology and the arts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bob on June 11, 2018

Summary: Proposes that the grotesque and violent character of Flannery O'Connor's work reflects her understanding of the subversive character of the gospel and the challenge of awakening people in the Christ-haunted South to the beauty, goodness, and truth of the gospel. A number of years ago our boo......more

Goodreads review by Michael on February 18, 2018

I can’t even recall how or why it came about, but around twenty years ago I tripped across Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and was hooked! Since then I have read most of her writings and a few works by others analyzing her style and stories. Recently Michael Mears Bruner, associate......more

Goodreads review by Hank on September 29, 2020

(NOTE: I'm stingy with stars. For me 2 stars means a good book or a B. 3 stars means a very good book or a B+. 4 stars means an outstanding book or an A {only about 5% of the books I read merit 4 stars}. 5 stars means an all time favorite or an A+ {Only one of 400 or 500 books rates this!). I’ve only......more

Goodreads review by Cara on April 28, 2018

Perhaps instead of reading about Flannery O’Connor, I should just pick up the collection of essays written by her and come up with my own analysis.......more

Goodreads review by Adam on February 07, 2018

Short Review: I have decided to read all of O'Connor's fiction this year. I have previously read only her A Good Man is Hard to Find and her Prayer Journal. And A Subversive Gospel is oriented toward someone that is pretty familiar with her work. There are lots of references to her work. I stopped a......more

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