{"product_id":"a-theology-of-sense-9780814255001","title":"A Theology of Sense","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eScott Dill''s \u003ci\u003eA Theology of Sense: John Updike, Embodiment, and Late Twentieth-Century American Literature\u003c\/i\u003e brings together theology, aesthetics, and the body, arguing that Updike, a central figure in post-1945 American literature, deeply embeds in his work questions of the body and the senses with questions of theology. Dill offers new understandings not only of the work of Updike-which is importantly being revisited since the author''s death in 2009-but also new understandings of the relationship between aesthetics, religion, and physical experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDill explores Updike''s unique literary legacy in order to argue for a genuinely postsecular theory of aesthetic experience. Each chapter takes up one of the five senses and its relation to broader theoretical concerns: affect, subjectivity, ontology, ethics, and theology. While placing Updike''s work in relation to other late twentieth-century American writers, Dill explains their notions\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ohio State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038446879063,"sku":"9780814255001","price":24.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780814255001.jpg?v=1750940340","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-theology-of-sense-9780814255001","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}