Pastors in the Classics: Timeless Lessons on Life and Ministry from World Literature (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780801071973)

Throughout the history of English literature, church ministers have figured prominently in novels, plays, morality tales, and even poetry. Pastors in the Classics is a unique, unprecedented collection of relevant literary masterpieces in which the pastor's experience is a major part of the story.

Part 1 is a reader's guide to twelve important classics written over four centuries and covering seven different nationalities. Each chapter not only describes and interprets the work in question, it also highlights a specific feature of pastoral ministry explored in the work. Part 2 is a handbook that defines the canon of literary masterpieces that deal with the pastor's experience, offering reading suggestions for both ministers and lovers of literature.

From the familiar (The Canterbury Tales; Cry, the Beloved Country; and The Scarlet Letter) to the lesser-known (Silence, Witch Wood) to the surprising (A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man), this collection uncovers the good, the bad, and the ugly ways in which pastors have been presented to the reading public for the past half millennium.

Author: Leland Ryken
ISBN-10: 0801071976
ISBN-13: 9780801071973
Publisher: Baker Books
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2012
Pages: 184
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.05w x 0.49d