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9780334041078

Murder, Manners, and Mystery: Reflections on Faith in Contemporary Detective Fiction

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  • ISBN13:

    9780334041078

  • ISBN10:

    0334041074

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-07-30
  • Publisher: Presbyterian Pub Corp

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Summary

Highlighting popular works by P.D. James, Colin Dexter, Ian Pears and Umberto Eco, among others, this subtle and intelligently written book examines the treatment of religion in the genre of contemporary murder mystery novels, and the implications of this phenomenon for understanding Christian thought in a post-Christian society.

Author Biography

Peter C. Erb is a visiting professor in the Centre for Christianity and Culture at the University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown.

Table of Contents

Introduction : the Hall problemp. 1
Reading mystery : in the end is the beginningp. 17
Why murder? : rewriting original sinp. 42
Justice and good manners : when presence is pretencep. 62
Remembrance, thanksgiving, and final release : how Freud got it wrongp. 91
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