The book is structured chronologically, with essays on literature ranging from Anglo-Saxon England to 21st-Century America, but the contributors show a freedom of movement and reference across the centuries in their essays, sometimes deliberately juxtaposing the historical with the contemporary. What emerges from the collection is a shared inquiry into the enduring Christian vision of God’s engagement with the world.
Michael Scott is Fellow and Senior Dean at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford, and is Senior Advisor to the President and Director of The Future of the Humanities Project at Georgetown University, Washington DC. He was the Founding Vice Chancellor of Wrexham Glyndwr University, Wales, where he is Emeritus Professor of English and Theatre Studies and was previously Head of the School of Arts and Humanities and Pro Vice Chancellor of De Montfort University, Leicester, England. He was the founding and general editor of the 'Text and Performance Series' and 'The Critics Debate Series.' His books include 'John Marston’s Plays: Theme Structure and Performance'; 'Renaissance Drama and A Modern Audience'; 'Shakespeare and the Modern Dramatist'; 'Harold Pinter: A Collection of Critical Essays' (ed); 'Talking Shakespeare' (ed with Deborah Cartmell); 'Shakespeare’s Comedies: All That Matters'; 'Shakespeare’s Tragedies: All That Matters' and 'Shakespeare: A Complete Introduction.' He has also written two novels: 'Hamlet and the Psychotherapist: A Novel' and 'The Scottish King, Macbeth and the Psychotherapist: A Novel.'
Michael J. Collins is Professor of English and Dean Emeritus at Georgetown University and an Honorary Fellow of Wrexham Glyndwr University. He is the editor (with Francis J Ambrosio) of 'Text and Teaching: The Search for Human Excellence' and (with Michael Scott) of 'Christian Shakespeare: Question Mark.' He has taught modern British literature at Georgetown and has published frequently on modern British poets and playwrights. He received the Bunn Award for Outstanding Teaching from Georgetown College in 2006.