Middleton brings theology and literature into conversation by comparing specific themes in novels by Kazantzakis and in the works of particular Whiteheadian process theologians. Works explored include The Last Temptation, Christ in a Pluralistic Age, God’s Pauper: St. Francis of Assisi, Toward a Process Pneumatology, Zorba the Greek, and God and Religion in the Postmodern World: Essays in Postmodern Theology.
Novel Theology is indespensible reading for scholars of literature and theology, Kazantzakis, Whitehead, and process thought.
Advance praise for Novel Theology: Nikos Kazantzakis’s Encounter with Whiteheadian Process Theism:
This book is the most important new direction in Kazantzakis studies in the last decade. It combines with unique insight two largely neglected 20th century thinkers: Whitehead the philosopher, and Kazantzakis the literary artist. We are in debt to Middleton for this excellent comparison of these two important thinkers.—Barry Whitney, Editor, Process Studies
