Collar Reading Christian Ministry in Fiction, Television, and Film
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Biografisk notat
Sue Sorensen is Associate Professor of English at Canadian Mennonite University, Manitoba, and an active member of First Lutheran Church in Winnipeg. She is the author of a novel, 'A Large Harmonium', and the editor of 'West of Eden: Essays on Canadian Prairie Literature'.A marvelous mix of scintillating literary criticism and probing theological reflection, Sue Sorensen has provided insight into why funny stories are funnier and tragic stories more tragic when a clergyman is the principal character. But she also explores the deeper question, 'Have these artists, as outsiders looking in, captured that mysterious soul of the one who has that special call from Christ?'
Dale Ahlquist, President, American Chesterton Society
Like every professional, the minister inherits images he or she did not create and may or may not want to project. Some of these images persist well beyond the epochs that shaped them. A few are positive, even heroic; many are negative and demeaning. Not only for those directly involved in the vocation, but for all who try to understand what the church has been and is, it is good to sort out these sometimes 'graven' images. And what better way of doing that than by considering the great stories in which clergy have some degree of prominence?
Douglas John Hall, Author of 'What Christianity Is Not'
"Sorenson writes well: clearly and crisply. Her analysis of the literature, and film, is for the most-part even-handed; and she is not blind to a work's weaknesses even while appreciating the portrayal of ministry offered. Her observations, both theological and literary, provide material to ponder."
-Derek Tovey, Stimulus: The New Zealand Journal of Christian Thought and Practice, Vol. 22 Issue 2, 2015
"This is a book about fictional perceptions of Christian ministers within literature across several centuries and, more recently, within films and television. It is a delight to read..I thoroughly recommend this imaginiative book."
-Robin Gill, Theology, Vol 118, No. 5, 2015