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John Gatta

Author of Making Nature Sacred: Literature, Religion, and Environment in America from the Puritans to the Present

5 Works 31 Members 1 Review

About the Author

John Gatta is Professor of English and Dean of the College at Sewanee: The University of the South. His publications include Making Nature Sacred: Literature, Religion, and Environment in America from the Puritans to the Present (2004), together with other books and numerous articles.

Works by John Gatta

Making Nature Sacred: Literature, Religion, and Environment in America from the Puritans to the Present (2004) 21 copies

American Madonna: Images of the Divine Woman in Literary Culture (Religion in America) (1997) 4 copies

Gracious Laughter: The Meditative Wit of Edward Taylor (1989) 2 copies

The Transfiguration of Christ and Creation (2011) 2 copies

Spirits of Place in American Literary Culture (2018) 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Sewanee, Tennessee, USA
Education: Cornell University (PhD)
University of Notre Dame (BA | MA)
Occupations: dean (University of the South)
professor
Relationships: Gatta, Julia (wife)
Organizations: University of Connecticut
University of the South

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Making Nature Sacred: Literature, Religion, and… by John Gatta

Lot's of useful historical facts and analysis, but dull read.

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Chickenman | Sep 10, 2018 |

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Conference on Christianity and Literature Book-of-the-Year Award

Gracious Laughter: The Meditative Wit of Edward Taylor (1989)

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Works: 5
Members: 31
Popularity: #440,253
Rating: 3.0

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 18

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