ENGL2325 - 01 - Spirtuality&Lit. Imagination

(LI) Literary Inquiry

The recent widespread popularity of best- sellers and television shows dealing with angels, the soul, and other religious topics suggests that God is anything but dead in the 21st century. Spirituality has always been a topic of great intellectual interest to artists and writers, from St. Augustine and Julian of Norwich to modern-day writers such as Isaac Bashevis Singer, Thomas Merton and Kathleen Norris. This course examines the ways in which Christian and non-Christian writers have grappled with their faith and relationship with a higher being over the course of centuries. Readings cover both fiction and non-fiction, with a special emphasis on Catholic writers.