Activism and the Literary Self in 20th- and 21st-Century Literature: Poetics of Justice

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Dr Jeffrey F. Keuss (Huntington University, USA)

Activism and the Literary Self in 20th- and 21st-Century Literature

Poetics of Justice

Dr Jeffrey F. Keuss (Huntington University, USA)

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Bloomsbury Academic
06 February 2025

Series: New Directions in Religion and Literature

Exploring how Shusaku Endo, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Thomas Merton, Marilynne Robinson, Cormac McCarthy, and Octavia E. Butler engage with social justice and activism, this book explores the significant role that literature plays in the formation of justice.

Jeff Keuss foregrounds literature and the role of poetics as both a method and a frame by which justice can not only be understood but uniquely positioned to transform and redeem the moral call on individuals in ways that some recent philosophical and ethical projects do not. He examines how these authors are representative of a theme in literature which is the “turn to justice” as a literary form and discusses how these authors’ engagement with activism challenges isolated and anxious models of contemporary selfhood.

Demonstrating how these writers utilize fiction, across different contexts of race, gender, culture, and theological denominations, to present themes of justice in communion with others, Keuss provides new insights into “communal selfhood” and shows how we can use this idea to shape our ideas of ethics, morality, activism, and justice.

By: Dr Jeffrey F. Keuss (Huntington University USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781350375703
ISBN 10: 1350375705
Series: New Directions in Religion and Literature
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 06 February 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeffrey F. Keuss (PhD Glasgow, ALM Harvard) is Professor of Christian Ministry, Theology, and Culture at Seattle Pacific University, USA and on the editorial board of Literature and Theology.