The postfigurative Christ in Morley Callaghan's Such is my beloved
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Date
2005
Authors
Hale, F.
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Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State
Abstract
English: Symbolic Christ figures, i.e. characters whose lives to greatly varying extents mirror
those of Jesus of Nazareth without being fully fledged allegories thereof, were
frequently employed as fictional devices in nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature
as means of expressing diverse qualities, lessons, mores, and values in the
modern world. One esteemed literary artist who made use of this technique was the
Canadian liberal Roman Catholic layman Morley Callaghan (1903-1990). In his
novel of 1934, Such Is My Beloved, the protagonist, a gifted young priest in a major
city, is a latter-day reflection of Christ. In this embodiment, Social Gospel aspects
of Christianity come to the fore.
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Keywords
Morley Callaghan, Such Is My Beloved, Narrative, Jesus Christ
Citation
Hale, f. (2005). The postfigurative Christ in Morley Callaghan's Such is my beloved. Acta Theologica, 25(1), 28-49.