American fundamentalist thought connected strongly to reactionary political ideology as nervous Christians pushed back against liberal reforms on many fronts. Jay Parini americanbackchristian Change image and share on social
Although the story of George and Lennie in 'Of Mice and Men' ends on a depressing note, there is a peculiar aura of human dignity in it, a hint of redemption. Jay Parini auradepressdignity Change image and share on social
The most dazzling aspect of 'Possession' is Ms. Byatt's canny invention of letters, poems and diaries from the 19th century. Jay Parini 19thaspectbyatt Change image and share on social
It's not unusual for socio-economic, even racial or ethnic, groups to cluster. Jay Parini clustereconomicethnic Change image and share on social
One of the first courses I ever taught at Dartmouth was on the Bible as literature. Jay Parini biblecoursedartmouth Change image and share on social
In a sense, I wrote the book about Jesus that I wanted to read. Jay Parini bookjesusread Change image and share on social
The gospels were, in fact, written anywhere from forty to a hundred years after Jesus, and their authors attempted to demonstrate that Jesus could be seen to fulfill various Old Testament pronouncements. Jay Parini attemptauthordemonstrate share on social
Within the Christian tradition, fundamentalism arose in the 19th century as an effort to push back against modern' readings of the Bible that suggested everything in the text wasn't true in some literal sense. Jay Parini 19thariseback share on social
I had a year off, so my wife and I were heading to Italy to study Italian. We found a little house in a village called Atrani. I discovered that Gore Vidal lived right above us in a big house, so I sent him a note. Jay Parini atranibigcall share on social
A long-running argument exists over whether Christians and Muslims worship the same God. In my view, they certainly do. Jay Parini argumentchristianexist Change image and share on social
