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Review from the January, 2006 IMAGE UPDATE e-newsletter
Interest in the relationship between faith and literature has been on the rise over the last couple decades, and one manifestation of that comes in courses—at the high school, college, and seminary levels—devoted to this intersection. But as any teacher knows, it can be difficult to tackle a subject a bit off the beaten track: where do you find the texts that are eminently “teachable,” and just how many books and photocopied handouts will that entail?
One outstanding solution to the problem is Shadow and Light: Literature and the Life of Faith, now in its second edition. While the first edition was a creditable volume, this new version of the book is a huge leap forward—in design and productions values, breadth and variety of text selections, annotations, etc.
The book is divided into the four major literary genres: nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and drama; each section moves forward chronologically. Great attention has been paid to seeking to represent the tremendous diversity of literature inspired by the Judeo-Christian tradition, so while there are the authors you’d expect—from Donne and Herbert to Tolstoy and O’Connor—there are also writers from many cultures, races, and ethnicities. Jewish writers like I.L. Peretz and I.B. Singer are included, as are African American authors like Frederick Douglass, Langston Hughes, and Alice Walker. You’ll also find Native American writer N. Scott Momaday and the Japanese Catholic novelist Shusaku Endo. We even made a surprising discovery by reading this book: Aemelia Lanyer, an Elizabethan woman poet who wrote a near-epic poem called “Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum” which contains, among many other fascinating things, a section called “Eve’s Apology in Defense of Women.”
Since the book is published by Abilene Christian University Press, one can understand why there is a distinct smattering of Texas writers in the book, including Robert Fink, Walt McDonald, and Albert Haley. The marginal annotations are perfect for students: they explain obscure terms, foreign phrases, historical allusions. Shadow and Light is now the stand-out, single-volume faith and literature text.