An exploration of the relationship between literature and religion, which adopts an interdisciplinary approach, aiming to provide an introduction to the variety of ways in which literature, literary theory and theology are related.General Editor's Preface - Preface - Introduction - Poetry, Belief and Devotion - The Poetry of the Resurrection - Morality and the Text - Beauty, the True and the Good - Hermeneutics, Literary Theory and the Bible - The Limits of Formalism and the Theology of Hope - Beyond Formalism - Theodicy and Deconstruction - Conclusion - Bibliography - IndexDAVID JASPER