{"product_id":"choosing-community-action-faith-and-joy-in-the-works-of-dorothy-l-sayers-paperback","title":"Choosing Community: Action, Faith, and Joy in the Works of Dorothy L. Sayers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristine A. Colón\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFew writers in the twentieth century were as creative and productive as Dorothy L. Sayers, the English playwright, novelist, and poet\u003c\/b\u003e. Her justly renowned works include detective fiction featuring Lord Peter Wimsey, theological reflections, literary criticism, and her translation of Dante's \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the prominent themes of her work was the need for and challenges of developing community. Sayers, who was herself an active member of various writing groups throughout her lifetime, offers her readers visions of both fractured and harmonious communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this Hansen Series volume, Christine Colón explores the role of community in Sayers's works. In particular, she considers how Sayers offers a vision of communities called to action, faith, and joy, and she reflects on how we also are called to live in community together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Series \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Hansen Series celebrates the literary and spiritual contributionsof seven British authors whose works have captivated readers across generations: Owen Barfield, G. K. Chesterton, C. S. Lewis, George MacDonald, Dorothy L. Sayers, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams. These seven authors were all deeply involvedin the friendships and intellectual exchanges that shaped the Inklings, a mid-twentieth-century group of Christian writers and thinkers in Oxford, England. This series invites readers to deepen their engagement with these timeless voices and their enduring influence on literature, faith, and the life of the imagination. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristine A. Colón (PhD, University of California at Davis) is professor of English at Wheaton College. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eJoanna Baillie and the Art of Moral Influence\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWriting for the Masses: Dorothy L. Sayers and the VictorianLiterary Tradition. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is also the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eSingled Out: Why Celibacy Must Be Reinvented in Today's Church\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53487006744883,"sku":"9780830853748","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/choosing-community-action-faith-and-joy-in-the-works-of-dorothy-l-sayers-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}