Walter J. Ong

People of the Book

Arts & Literature

“Deeply informed and astute, this book works through the multiple views of literature and textuality from ancient through postmodern in order to discern and describe the cultural and literary identity of Christianity in terms of the Bible and related literature. Ultimately, Christian identity is established not simply by assimilation of words or text but by embodiment in deeds in the person of the reader after encountering the sacred writings. A remarkably far-ranging and profound study.”