PAPER ACCEPTED FOR 2018 SEPTEMBER SW CCL

I recently had another paper accepted, this one for the the 2018 Southwest Conference on Christianity and Literature at Oklahoma Baptist University in late September.

The theme of the conference is "Gathering in the Strange: Literary Vision in a Disenchanted World."

Related to the theme of "the Strange," my paper will examine four works that echo aspects of the biblical Emmaus story about meeting Christ in the stranger. I have briefly written about two of these in past LinkedIn posts:

In The Merchant of Venice
https://lnkd.in/dynRAwu

and in Hamlet
https://lnkd.in/egrcrUa

I'll also examine Emmaus plot elements in Flannery O'Connor's short story, "A Good Man is Hard to Find," and in (gasp!) the Disney film, Moana; this is especially striking once spotted in Moana.

Welcoming the stranger exposes one to danger and enemies. But if we neglect the stranger out of fear, then we miss the chance to find a new face of the divine in the stranger.

As Hamlet might say, "there's the rub."



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[Originally posted around the week of 7/2/18
on LinkedIn]
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Links to a description of my book project:
On LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/eJGBtqV
On this blog: https://pauladrianfried.blogspot.com/2017/05/hamlets-bible-my-book-project-im.html
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