Exploring the intersection of literature and philosophy, this analysis delves into Walker Percy's novels, which blend existentialist themes with language theory and Catholic thought. Author Jessica Hooten Wilson serves as a guide for readers unfamiliar with philosophical giants like Sartre and Camus, illuminating the historical and political contexts of Percy’s works. By examining key novels such as The Moviegoer and Love in the Ruins, the book offers insights into Percy's unique narrative style and intellectual depth, making complex ideas more accessible.
Reclaim ownership of your health, rewrite the narrative surrounding body image and restore your right to healing, safety and self-love. For too long Black women have been left out of discussions about body image, food, health and wellness. By bringing the bodies of Black women centre stage, eating disorder specialist Jessica Wilson asks us to reimagine the ways we think about, discuss and tend to our bodies. This book is a call for body liberation now. It's Always Been Ours pushes back against some of the unhealthy ideals within the wellness movement. Seamlessly blending stories of clients, friends and celebrities, Jessica reveals how a fixation on thin, white women negatively impacts how Black women exist within our bodies and harms all women. Jessica urges us to reject a diet culture that disproportionately harms Black women. She offers, instead, a politics of body liberation that prioritizes Black women's physical and psychological needs. With just the right mix of wit, levity and wisdom, Jessica shows us how a radical reimagining of body narratives is a prerequisite to wellbeing for everyone. It's Always Been Ours is a love letter that celebrates Black women's bodies and shows us a radical and essential path forward to rediscovering vulnerability and joy.
An award-winning author shows that holiness means being radical in our ways of
imagining the future, imagining each other, and imagining God, and that
reading works of great literature can help us cultivate an imagination that
moves us toward holiness.
Exploring the profound faith of Flannery O'Connor and Fyodor Dostoevsky, this book examines their narratives that challenge readers to confront the stark choices between eternal life and demonic influence. In an era where complacency is prevalent, it highlights the relevance of their either-or philosophy. By analyzing O'Connor's stories alongside Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, the text reveals how the presence of evil leads to chaos, while advocating for a transformative kingdom of love governed by divine authority.
Exploring the intricate relationship between Walker Percy and Fyodor Dostoevsky, this study highlights the profound and often overlooked influence of the Russian novelist on Percy’s literary career. Through close readings, archival research, and biographical analysis, Jessica Hooten Wilson reveals how Dostoevsky's themes and techniques shaped Percy’s unique narrative style and philosophical inquiries, emphasizing the essential role this influence played in defining the strengths of Percy's fiction.
Metaphysical Emergence provides a detailed analyses of two ways for phenomena
to be grounded in and yet distinct from underlying physical reality, and
brings this to bear on a number of live debates in metpahysics, including
those concerning consciousness and free will.
What is 'the Good Life'? How can we live well and fully in the world? Learning
the Good Life seeks to help readers answer these age-old questions through
introducing them to timeless texts from some of history's wisest hearts and
minds. In doing so it offers a broader, richer, and more cohesive narrative in
which Christians may participate.
