02554cam a2200301 i 4500 449640932 TxAuBib 20201215120000.0 200103s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781506462752 HRD 24.99 1506462758 HRD 24.99 TxAuBib rda Downing, Crystal L. Subversive [BOOK] : Christ, culture, and the shocking Dorothy L. Sayers / Crystal Downing. Minneapolis, MN : Broadleaf Books, 2020. 240 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Known for her bestselling detective novels, Dorothy L. Sayers lived a fascinating, groundbreaking life as a novelist, feminist, Oxford scholar, and important influence on the spiritual life of C.S. Lewis. This pioneering woman not only forged a literary career for herself but also spoke about faith and culture in revolutionary ways as she addressed the evergreen question of to what extent faith should hold on to tradition and to what extent it should evolve with a changing culture. Thanks to her unmatched wisdom, prophetic tone, and insistent strength, Dorothy Sayers is a voice that we cannot afford to ignore. Providing a blueprint for bridge-building in contemporary, polarizing contexts, Subversive shows how Sayers used edgy, often hilarious metaphors to ignite new ways to think about Christianity, shocking people into seeing the truth of ancient doctrine in a new light. Urging readers to reassess interpretations of the Bible that impede the cause of Christ, Sayers helps twenty-first-century Christians navigate a society increasingly suspicious of evangelical vocabularies and find new ways to talk and think about faith and culture. Ultimately, she will inspire believers, on both the right and the left, to evaluate how and why their language perpetuates divisive certitude rather than the hopeful humility of faith, and will show us all a better way forward. Provided by publisher. 20201215. Sayers, Dorothy L (Dorothy Leigh) 1893-1957 Religion. Sayers, Dorothy L (Dorothy Leigh) 1893-1957 Criticism and interpretation. Religion and sociology. Christianity Criticism and interpretation. Authors, English 20th century Biography.