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	On What Cannot Be Said: Apophatic Discourses in Philosophy, Religion, Literature, and the Arts. Volume 1. Classic Formulations 4.18 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Social Identities and Social Justice: Reconceiving Ethics and Politics in the Wake of Wokeism 4.75 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On What Cannot Be Said: Apophatic Discourses in Philosophy, Religion, Literature, and the Arts. Volume 2. Modern and Contemporary Transformations 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pandemics and Apocalypse in World Literature: The Hope for Planetary Salvation 4.85 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Philosophy of the Unsayable 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Universality of What Is Not: The Apophatic Turn in Critical Thinking 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poetry and Apocalypse: Theological Disclosures of Poetic Language 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Theology of Literature: The Bible as Revelation in the Tradition of the Humanities 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dante and the Sense of Transgression: 'The Trespass of the Sign' really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dante's Interpretive Journey (Volume 1996) (Religion and Postmodernism) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1996 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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William Franke liked Karoline Berthelsen's review of Pandemics and Apocalypse in World Literature: The Hope for Planetary Salvation (Routledge Focus on Literature): "One of the book’s strongest ideas is its use of literature to examine the human meaning of pandemics. By bringing writers from different historical periods into conversation with the experience of COVID-19, William Franke shows that epidemics are not" Read more of this review »
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William Franke made a comment on Secular Scriptures: Modern Theological Poetics in the Wake of Dante — Can Literature Replace Religion? Finding the Sacred in a Secular World " Dear Elizabeth, The point you raise is crucial for any sense of secular scripture or secular revelation. The deepest work of awakening to the divine do ...more "
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William Franke liked Aaliyah Barber's review of Pandemics and Apocalypse in World Literature: The Hope for Planetary Salvation (Routledge Focus on Literature): "This book gave me a different way to think about pandemics. It is not just about sickness or death, but about people, fear, hope, and how we make sense of difficult times. Some parts made me stop and think. Definitely a thoughtful read."
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William Franke liked Joel's review of Pandemics and Apocalypse in World Literature: The Hope for Planetary Salvation (Routledge Focus on Literature): "Honestly, I expected a book about pandemics to focus mostly on history and what happened during different outbreaks. This book takes a different direction by connecting pandemics with literature, philosophy, and human experience. I found the comparis" Read more of this review »
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William Franke liked Anamaria G.'s review of Pandemics and Apocalypse in World Literature: The Hope for Planetary Salvation (Routledge Focus on Literature): "What I appreciated most about this book was its exploration of hope. When people face a pandemic, it is easy to become overwhelmed by fear, uncertainty, and the feeling that life has suddenly become fragile. Franke looks beyond the immediate crisis a" Read more of this review »
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