The Spirit of Atonement: Pentecostal Contributions and Challenges to the Christian Traditions

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Elena Ferrante as World Literature is the first English-language monograph on contemporary Italian writer Elena Ferrante, whose four Neapolitan Novels (2011-2014) became a global phenomenon. The book proposes that Ferrante constructs a theory of feminine experience which serves as the scaffolding for her own literary practice. Drawing on the writer’s entire textual corpus to date, Stiliana Milkova examines the linguistic, psychical, and corporeal-spatial realities that constitute the female subjects Ferrante has theorized. At stake in Ferrante’s theory/practice is the articulation of a feminine subjectivity that emerges from the structures of patriarchal oppression and that resists, bypasses, or subverts these very structures. Milkova’s inquiry proceeds from Ferrante’s theory of frantumaglia and smarginatura to explore mechanisms for controlling and containing the female body and mind, forms of female authorship and creativity, and corporeal negotiations of urban topography and patriarchal space. Elena Ferrante as World Literature sets forth an interdisciplinary framework for understanding Ferrante's texts and offers an account of her literary and cultural significance today. Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction Part One: Theology of Atonement Chapter 2: Pentecost Chapter 3: Incarnation Chapter 4: Crucifixion Chapter 5: Resurrection Chapter 6: Eschatology Part Two: Practicing Atonement Chapter 7: Empowering All People Chapter 8: Renewing Embodied Life Chapter 9: Living in the Way of the Cross Chapter 10: Waking to New Creation Chapter 11: Going Home Chapter 12; Epilogue Subject Index Modern Name Index