Product Description
by Leland Ryken (Author)
This is a teacher's book, written by an able teacher.... Most people are interested in literature because of a deep love for literature itself. They want to understand the reasons for that love. Ryken helps us do this, but he also helps Christians understand and validate their love for literature.... Ryken has also provided a solid means for non-Christians to understand a Christian perspective on literature.... It [Windows to the World] comes closer to defining the goal and task of the teacher of literature than any work I have read. - Christianity and Literature
Author Biography
Leland Ryken is professor of English at Wheaton College. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon and has authored such books as The Apocalyptic Vision of Paradise Lost, Culture in Christian Perspective and How to read the Bible as Literature.
