Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Re-enchanted Fictions; 2 This Other Christ: Jesus in Contemporary Fiction; 3 John Updike''s Holy Heresy: Between Grace and ''the Devil''s motley''; 4 Miracles and the Mundane: Signs, Wonders and the Novel; 5 Little Wonder: John Irving''s Modern Miracles; 6 ''How Clear is Your Vision of Heaven?'': Douglas Coupland at the End of the World; 7 Conclusion: Miraculous Realism; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
Summary
This book provides a detailed exploration of the spiritual and religious contexts and subtexts of contemporary fiction
