Each essay in this Companion examines literary texts and a particular religious tradition to better understand both literature and religion.

A wide-ranging yet accessible investigation into the importance of religion in Shakespeare's works, from a team of eminent international scholars.

Offers a state-of-the-art contribution by providing critical analyses of and creative insights to the nature of religious experience.

Examines the varied, enormously sophisticated contents of the Bible and sees how certain Western authors were inspired by them.

The first survey of the connections between literature, religion, and intellectual life in the British Romantic period.

This Companion offers an integrated introduction to the study of Jesus.

Apocalytic literature has addressed human concerns for over two millennia. This volume surveys the source texts, their reception, and relevance.