Literature and Religion

David Jasper is a theologian with a particular interest in the nineteenth century. He is emeritus professor at the University of Glasgow, where he was formerly professor of literature and theology. Recent publications include The Language of Liturgy (2018). He has been an Anglican priest for forty-six years and is canon theologian of St. Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction (David Jasper and Ou Guang-an)From East to West1. Literary Similarities and Cultural Differences: A Comparative Study of Zhuangzi and the Book of Job (Ou Guang-an)2. The Book of Job and Zhuangzi: A Response (David Jasper)3. A Textual and Cross-Cultural Investigation of "Fate" in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Ou Guang-an)4. Thomas Hardy and the Conflict of Cultures: A Response (David Jasper)5. Religious Perspectives in Yeats's Poetry (Ou Guang-an)6. Response to Yeats: Sinking in on Truth (David Jasper)From West to East7. Issues in Sino-Christian Theology (David Jasper)8. Response to Issues in Sino-Christian Theology (Ou Guang-an)9. Towards a Reading of Lu Xun (David Jasper)10. Response to the Reading of Lu Xun (Ou Guang-an)11. Seeking Christian Theology in Modern Chinese Fiction: An Exercise for Sino-Christian Theology (David Jasper)12. Response to Seeking Christian Theology in Modern Chinese Fiction (Ou Guang-an)Concluding Conversations13. Concluding Reflections (David Jasper)14. Final Remarks (Ou Guang-an)15. Suggested Further ReadingBibliographyIndex

This remarkably adventurous book has become possible because two longstanding friends learned to trust one another. Its readers will find themselves indebted to both the authors for their courtesy to one another and the expectations of care and insight they generate in those willing to embark on comparable studies!