Heroism And The Christian Life

1. The Challenge Of Christian Heroism
2. The Presence Of The Hero: Achilles
3. Irony Of Presence And Absence: Socrates
4. The Fate Of Achilles: Aeneas
5. Messianic Triumph: Jesus
6. Transparency And Imitation: Paul And Early Christianity
7. The Poets Of Christian Heroism: Spenser And Milton
8. Twentieth-Century Antiheroism: Camus And Bonhoeffer
9. Reclaiming Excellence

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This volume is a literary and cultural investigation of the discord and resonance between classical ideals of heroic action and the imperatives of the Christian life, from the Homeric epic to the present day. Its central theme is the difficulty of recognizing, imitating, and participating in heroic excellence–a difficulty that has been a concern for classical, Renaissance, and modern writers alike.