Playful Wisdom: Reimagining the Sacred in American Literature, from Walden to Gilead - Paperback

by Robert Leigh Davis (Author)

This book examines play and religion in American literature, exploring a unique kind of modern piety that arises not based on fixed doctrines or ecclesiastical structures, but on a light-handed responsiveness of spirit that constantly adapts to new perspectives and revises fixed assumptions in the light of new experiences.

Author Biography

Robert Leigh Davis is professor emeritus at Wittenberg University.