William Franke: 5 books

Book cover of Secular Scriptures

Secular Scriptures

Modern Theological Poetics in the Wake of Dante

by William Franke
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2015

With Secular Scriptures: Modern Theological Poetics in the Wake of Dante, William Franke reexamines the role that literature plays in theological revelation. In the modern world, secularism typically means the exclusion of God from the world. Yet Franke, recognizing that secularity itself is built...
Book cover of A Theology of Literature

A Theology of Literature

The Bible as Revelation in the Tradition of the Humanities

by William Franke
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017

With the tools of far-reaching revolutions in literary theory and informed by the poetic sense of truth, William Franke offers a critical appreciation and philosophical reflection on a way of reading the Bible as theological revelation. Franke explores some of the principal literary genres of the...
Book cover of Dante and the Sense of Transgression

Dante and the Sense of Transgression

'The Trespass of the Sign'

by Professor William Franke
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2012

In Dante and the Sense of Transgression, William Franke combines literary-critical analysis with philosophical and theological reflection to cast new light on Dante's poetic vision. Conversely, Dante's medieval masterpiece becomes our guide to rethinking some of the most pressing issues of contemporary...
Book cover of A Philosophy of the Unsayable
by William P. Franke
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2014

In A Philosophy of the Unsayable, William Franke argues that the encounter with what exceeds speech has become the crucial philosophical issue of our time. He proposes an original philosophy pivoting on analysis of the limits of language. The book also offers readings of literary texts as poetically...
Book cover of Lewis County
by Dr. William M. Talley, Paula Franke
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2005

Lewis County, located in far northeastern Kentucky, was formed in 1806 and named for explorer Meriwether Lewis. The county was once teeming with industry as a supplier of finished goods and agricultural products. Historically, the county�s proximity to the Ohio River allowed the export oftimber and...
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